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href="#Returning_to_the_X-Men"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Returning to the X-Men</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Returning_to_the_X-Men-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"House_of_M"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"House_of_M""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>"House of M"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"House_of_M"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"Messiah_Complex"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"Messiah_Complex""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>"Messiah Complex"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"Messiah_Complex"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Divided_We_Stand" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Divided_We_Stand"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Divided We Stand</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Divided_We_Stand-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Manifest_Destiny" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Manifest_Destiny"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Manifest Destiny</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Manifest_Destiny-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"Secret_Invasion"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"Secret_Invasion""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>"Secret Invasion"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"Secret_Invasion"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-Infernus" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-Infernus"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span><i>X-Infernus</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-Infernus-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Necrosha" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Necrosha"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Necrosha</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Necrosha-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-"Second_Coming"_and_death" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#"Second_Coming"_and_death"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>"Second Coming" and death</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-"Second_Coming"_and_death-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Afterlife" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Afterlife"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Afterlife</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Afterlife-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Resurrection" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Resurrection"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Resurrection</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Resurrection-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Residing_on_Krakoa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Residing_on_Krakoa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Residing on Krakoa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Residing_on_Krakoa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Operating_as_Spider-Man" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Operating_as_Spider-Man"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Operating as Spider-Man</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Operating_as_Spider-Man-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Powers_and_abilities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Powers_and_abilities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Powers and abilities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Powers_and_abilities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Family_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Family_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Family relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Family_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Characteristics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Characteristics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Characteristics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Characteristics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_versions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_versions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Other versions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_versions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Other versions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Other_versions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Age_of_Apocalypse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Age_of_Apocalypse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span><i>Age of Apocalypse</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Age_of_Apocalypse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bamf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bamf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Bamf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bamf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Days_of_Future_Past" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Days_of_Future_Past"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Days of Future Past</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Days_of_Future_Past-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Exiles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Exiles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Exiles</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Exiles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-House_of_M" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#House_of_M"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span><i>House of M</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-House_of_M-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kurt_Waggoner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kurt_Waggoner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6</span> <span>Kurt Waggoner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kurt_Waggoner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marvel_Zombies:_Dead_Days" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marvel_Zombies:_Dead_Days"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.7</span> <span>Marvel Zombies: Dead Days</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marvel_Zombies:_Dead_Days-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Misfits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Misfits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.8</span> <span>Misfits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Misfits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Old_Man_Logan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Old_Man_Logan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.9</span> <span>Old Man Logan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Old_Man_Logan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Predator_vs._Wolverine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Predator_vs._Wolverine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.10</span> <span>Predator vs. Wolverine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Predator_vs._Wolverine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ruins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ruins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.11</span> <span>Ruins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ruins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Secret_Wars" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Secret_Wars"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.12</span> <span>Secret Wars</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Secret_Wars-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Limbo_Domain" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Limbo_Domain"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.12.1</span> <span>Limbo Domain</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Limbo_Domain-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-All-New,_All-Different_Marvel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-New,_All-Different_Marvel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.12.2</span> <span>All-New, All-Different Marvel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-New,_All-Different_Marvel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ultimate_Marvel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ultimate_Marvel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.13</span> <span>Ultimate Marvel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ultimate_Marvel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Universe_X_(Belasco)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Universe_X_(Belasco)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.14</span> <span>Universe X (Belasco)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Universe_X_(Belasco)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-What_If?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#What_If?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.15</span> <span><i>What If?</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-What_If?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-Men_Forever" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-Men_Forever"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.16</span> <span><i>X-Men Forever</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-Men_Forever-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-Men_Noir" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-Men_Noir"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.17</span> <span><i>X-Men Noir</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-Men_Noir-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-Men:_The_End" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-Men:_The_End"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.18</span> <span><i>X-Men: The End</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-Men:_The_End-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-2:_X-Men_United" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-2:_X-Men_United"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.19</span> <span><i>X-2: X-Men United</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-2:_X-Men_United-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marvel_Mangaverse" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marvel_Mangaverse"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.20</span> <span>Marvel Mangaverse</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marvel_Mangaverse-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_other_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(comics)&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Nightcrawler (comics)">Nightcrawler (comics)</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Fictional comic book character</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output 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For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Nightcrawler_(film)" title="Nightcrawler (film)">Nightcrawler (film)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Nightcrawler_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Nightcrawler (disambiguation)">Nightcrawler (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Comics character</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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ib-comics"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Kurt Wagner<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Nightcrawler</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nightcrawler_(Kurt_Wagner_circa_2018).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7b/Nightcrawler_%28Kurt_Wagner_circa_2018%29.png/220px-Nightcrawler_%28Kurt_Wagner_circa_2018%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="324" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Nightcrawler_%28Kurt_Wagner_circa_2018%29.png 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="380" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Nightcrawler, as depicted in <i>X-Men: Red</i> #2 (March 2018).<br />Art by <a href="/wiki/Travis_Charest" title="Travis Charest">Travis Charest</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Publication information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comics_publishing_companies" title="List of comics publishing companies">Publisher</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/First_appearance" title="First appearance">First appearance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Giant-Size_X-Men" title="Giant-Size X-Men">Giant-Size X-Men</a></i> #1 (May 1975)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Len_Wein" title="Len Wein">Len Wein</a> (writer)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cockrum" title="Dave Cockrum">Dave Cockrum</a> (artist)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">In-story information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alter ego</th><td class="infobox-data">Kurt Wagner</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Species</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mutant (Marvel Comics)">Human mutant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bavaria" title="Bavaria">Bavaria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comics)" title="Excalibur (comics)">Excalibur</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Quiet_Council_of_Krakoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiet Council of Krakoa">Quiet Council of Krakoa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Notable aliases</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>As Uncanny Spider-Man:</b> <ul><li>Spinnenmann</li> <li>Creepy Crawler</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abilities</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Teleportation" title="Teleportation">Teleportation</a></li> <li>Enhanced <a href="/wiki/Agility" title="Agility">agility</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flexibility_(anatomy)" title="Flexibility (anatomy)">flexibility</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Night_vision" title="Night vision">night vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prehensile_tail" title="Prehensile tail">Prehensile tail</a></li> <li>Ability to cling to surfaces</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">Camouflage</a> in shadows</li> <li>Superb <a href="/wiki/Acrobat" class="mw-redirect" title="Acrobat">acrobat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencer</a>, and hand-to-hand combatant</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nightcrawler</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Superhero" title="Superhero">superhero</a> appearing in <a href="/wiki/American_comic_book" title="American comic book">American comic books</a> published by <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>, commonly in association with the <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a>. Created by writer <a href="/wiki/Len_Wein" title="Len Wein">Len Wein</a> and artist <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cockrum" title="Dave Cockrum">Dave Cockrum</a>, he <a href="/wiki/First_appearance" title="First appearance">debuted</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Giant-Size_X-Men" title="Giant-Size X-Men">Giant-Size X-Men</a></i> #1 (May 1975).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the time of his creation, there was already another Marvel character with the same name, but with a <a href="/wiki/Hyphen" title="Hyphen">hyphen</a> (Night-Crawler), which was later changed to <a href="/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_D#Dark-Crawler" title="List of Marvel Comics characters: D">Dark-Crawler</a> to avoid confusion.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler, the superhero identity of <b>Kurt Wagner</b>, is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as <a href="/wiki/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mutant (Marvel Comics)">mutants</a>, who possess an X-gene that can cause possible physical mutations and in many cases grants some form of superhuman ability. Nightcrawler possesses superhuman <a href="/wiki/Agility" title="Agility">agility</a>, the ability to <a href="/wiki/Teleportation" title="Teleportation">teleport</a>, and adhesive hands and feet. His physical mutations include indigo-colored velvety fur which allows him to become nearly invisible in shadows, two-toed feet and three-fingered hands, yellow eyes, <a href="/wiki/Pointed_ears" class="mw-redirect" title="Pointed ears">pointed ears</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Prehensile_tail" title="Prehensile tail">prehensile tail</a>. In Nightcrawler's earlier comic book appearances, he is depicted as being a happy-go-lucky practical joker and teaser, and a fan of <a href="/wiki/Swashbuckling" class="mw-redirect" title="Swashbuckling">swashbuckling</a> fiction. Nightcrawler is a <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a>, and while this is not emphasized as much in his earlier comic book appearances, in later depictions he is more vocal about his faith. He was originally stated to be from a small village called Witzeldorf in the <a href="/wiki/German_state" class="mw-redirect" title="German state">German state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bavaria" title="Bavaria">Bavaria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1994, it was revealed that Nightcrawler was the son of mutant supervillain <a href="/wiki/Mystique_(character)" title="Mystique (character)">Mystique / Raven Darkhölme</a>, and for many years after a 2003 storyline, it was believed that he was born out of her short affair with <a href="/wiki/Azazel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Azazel (Marvel Comics)">Azazel</a>. However, 2023's <i>X-Men Blue: Origins</i> revealed that his parents were actually Mystique and her wife <a href="/wiki/Destiny_(Irene_Adler)" title="Destiny (Irene Adler)">Destiny / Irene Adler</a>; Mystique having shapeshifted into a male form to conceive him, with Destiny being the one who experienced the pregnancy and gave birth to him. </p><p>Since his inception, Nightcrawler has had a regular presence in Marvel comic books. He has been featured in many <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>, and a small number of the <a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Animated_Series" title="X-Men: The Animated Series">1990s <i>X-Men</i> animated series</a> episodes and was a regular on its successors, <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Evolution" title="X-Men: Evolution">X-Men: Evolution</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine_and_the_X-Men_(TV_series)" title="Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)">Wolverine and the X-Men</a></i>. He was portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a> in the feature film <i><a href="/wiki/X2_(film)" title="X2 (film)">X2</a></i> (2003), while <a href="/wiki/Kodi_Smit-McPhee" title="Kodi Smit-McPhee">Kodi Smit-McPhee</a> played a younger version of Nightcrawler in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Apocalypse" title="X-Men: Apocalypse">X-Men: Apocalypse</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="/wiki/Deadpool_2" title="Deadpool 2">Deadpool 2</a></i> (2018) and <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Phoenix_(film)" title="Dark Phoenix (film)">Dark Phoenix</a></i> (2019). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dave Cockrum originally created Nightcrawler while he was in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, stationed at <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>. He recounted: "I sat up one night in the middle of a <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoon</a> because it was too noisy to sleep, so I stayed up and thought up this character. Originally, Nightcrawler was a <a href="/wiki/Demon" title="Demon">demon</a> from <a href="/wiki/Hell" title="Hell">Hell</a> who had flubbed a mission, and rather than go back and face punishment, he decided to stay up here in the human world. He was supposed to be the sidekick of another superhero character that I had created named The Intruder." At this point Nightcrawler wore trunks instead of a full costume, but otherwise looked identical to his final version.<sup id="cite_ref-TyphoonDave_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TyphoonDave-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cockrum submitted the character to be part of a group of characters called The Outsiders (not to be confused with the later team <a href="/wiki/Outsiders_(comics)" title="Outsiders (comics)">The Outsiders</a>), set in the universe of <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" title="Legion of Super-Heroes">Legion of Super-Heroes</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, DC rejected the character, resulting in Cockrum importing him to Marvel after he began working on <i>X-Men</i> in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because editor <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas" title="Roy Thomas">Roy Thomas</a> wanted the new X-Men to be a multinational group, it was decided to make Nightcrawler German.<sup id="cite_ref-TyphoonDave_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TyphoonDave-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although an <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> character for years, Nightcrawler did not get his own comic book title (written and drawn by Cockrum) until November 1985. In the four-issue limited series <i>Nightcrawler</i>, along with <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed (comics)">Lockheed</a>, accidentally travel to several <a href="/wiki/Multiverse_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Multiverse (Marvel Comics)">alternate dimensions</a>, meeting strange beings such as the <a href="/wiki/Bamf#Race" title="Bamf">Bamfs</a>. After various adventures, Nightcrawler and Lockheed manage to get home safely. </p><p>A second four-issue limited series was published in November 2002. Written by Chris Kipiniak and penciled by <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Dow_Smith" title="Matthew Dow Smith">Matthew Dow Smith</a>, it focuses upon Nightcrawler's decision to become a priest and his attempts to fight a group of slave traders. </p><p>In September 2004, the first <i>Nightcrawler</i> ongoing title was published by Marvel, written by <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Aguirre-Sacasa" title="Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa">Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa</a> with covers and pencils by <a href="/wiki/Darick_Robertson" title="Darick Robertson">Darick Robertson</a>. The series was canceled with issue twelve. </p><p>In 2014, a new <i>Nightcrawler</i> ongoing title commenced, written by Chris Claremont. This was also canceled with issue twelve. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Way_of_X">Way of X</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Way of X"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler starred in an ongoing book titled <i>Way of X</i>, written by <a href="/wiki/Simon_Spurrier" title="Simon Spurrier">Si Spurrier</a> and illustrated by Bob Quinn. It was announced in January 2021 for an April 2021 debut as part of the X-Men line's <i><a href="/wiki/Reign_of_X" title="Reign of X">Reign of X</a></i>, following the conclusion of <i><a href="/wiki/X_of_Swords" title="X of Swords">X of Swords</a></i> crossover. It is billed as a smart, psychedelic tale about faith, science, culture, love and law.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The series featured the return of <a href="/wiki/Legion_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Legion (Marvel Comics)">Legion</a> and the threat of <a href="/wiki/Onslaught_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Onslaught (Marvel Comics)">Onslaught</a> to the mutant nation.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A one-shot titled <i>X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation</i> served as the finale of the first chapter of the series.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2023, it was announced that Wagner would star in a 5-issue miniseries entitled <i>Uncanny Spider-Man</i>, written by Spurrier and illustrated by <a href="/wiki/Lee_Garbett" title="Lee Garbett">Lee Garbett</a> as a part of the <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_X-Men" class="mw-redirect" title="Fall of X-Men">Fall of X</a>, in which he would become the latest <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a> (Spinnenmann).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fictional_character_biography">Fictional character biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fictional character biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origin">Origin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Origin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kurt Wagner was born with certain unusual physical characteristics, but his power of self-teleportation did not emerge until puberty.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Margali_Szardos" class="mw-redirect" title="Margali Szardos">Margali Szardos</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Magic_(paranormal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic (paranormal)">sorceress</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Romani_people_in_France" title="Romani people in France"><i>Manouche Roma</i></a> queen, allegedly found Kurt an hour after his birth, in a small roadside shelter in the <a href="/wiki/Black_Forest" title="Black Forest">Black Forest</a> with his father lying dead on the road outside.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this claim was later called into question, and it was subsequently proven that Kurt was the child of <a href="/wiki/Mystique_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystique (comics)">Mystique</a><sup id="cite_ref-XMenUnlimited4_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XMenUnlimited4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (also known as Raven Darkholme). In a 2003 story, the mutant <a href="/wiki/Azazel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Azazel (Marvel Comics)">Azazel</a> was canonically established as Nightcrawler's biological father.<sup id="cite_ref-XMen428_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XMen428-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this was retconned twenty years later. Instead, Mystique impregnated <a href="/wiki/Destiny_(Irene_Adler)" title="Destiny (Irene Adler)">Destiny</a> but changed her body to mimic the pregnancy's progression in order to fool the Bavarian nobleman Baron Christian Wagner. Destiny, pretending to be Mystique's maid, eventually gave birth to Nightcrawler before Mystique fled with him to the nearby woods to escape attacking villagers.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Azazel later found Nightcrawler, believing him to be his from an affair with Mystique, in the woods and gave him to his lover and crony, Margali Szardos, to raise him.<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_X-Men_#432_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_X-Men_#432-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is retconned slightly in 2023's <i>X-Men Blue: Origins</i>, where Mystique hid Nightcrawler in the woods to go back and rescue Destiny, only to find Destiny gone and Nightcrawler taken upon her return. Destiny likewise implies that she informed Margali of Nightcrawler's location.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Margali took the newborn Nightcrawler to a small Bavarian circus named Herr Getmann's Traveling Menagerie where she worked as a <a href="/wiki/Fortune-telling" title="Fortune-telling">fortune teller</a> as a cover for her activities as a sorceress.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nightcrawler was never legally adopted by anyone, but he was raised by all the members of the circus, who had no prejudices against mutants, except for the ringmaster, Herr Max Getmann. However, Margali took up the role of Nightcrawler's unofficial foster mother.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kurt grew up happily in the circus, and his two closest friends were Margali's son Stefan and daughter Jimaine. Long before his <a href="/wiki/Teleportation" title="Teleportation">teleportation</a> power emerged, Wagner had tremendous natural agility, and by his adolescence, he had become the circus' star acrobat and aerial artist. Circus audiences assumed that he was a normal-looking human wearing a devil-like costume. </p><p>Years later, the <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> millionaire Amos Jardine, who ran a large circus based in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, heard of the circus for which Wagner worked and bought it. Jardine intended to move its best acts into his American circus; however, he demanded that Wagner be placed in the circus' <a href="/wiki/Freak_show" title="Freak show">freak show</a>. Jardine drugged him to prevent escape, but a young mutant child with the ability to sense other mutants helped Kurt escape.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Appalled, Wagner left and made his way toward Winzeldorf, Germany, where his foster brother Stefan was. He discovered that Stefan had gone mad and brutally slain several children. (It has since been stated that Stefan did not actually go mad, but slew the children because he had recognized them as disguised demons.)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they were younger, Stefan made Kurt promise to kill him if he ever took an innocent life. Two nights after leaving the circus, Wagner found Stefan and fought him, hoping to stop his rampage. In the course of the struggle, Stefan was killed.<sup id="cite_ref-X-Men_Annual_#4_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-X-Men_Annual_#4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Men">X-Men</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: X-Men"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The villagers of Winzeldorf, who assumed from Kurt's appearance that he was the one who killed the children, attacked. They were about to kill him when they were all psychically paralyzed by <a href="/wiki/Professor_Charles_Xavier" class="mw-redirect" title="Professor Charles Xavier">Professor Charles Xavier</a>, who came to recruit Wagner into the X-Men. Before they left for America, he and Xavier went to the Bavarian circus to explain to Margali about Stefan's death, but Margali was not there .<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (November 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> With the codename Nightcrawler, Wagner becomes a member of the X-Men.<sup id="cite_ref-Giant-Size_X-Men_#1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Giant-Size_X-Men_#1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Margali held Wagner responsible for murdering Stefan and created a facsimile of the hell from <a href="/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)" title="Inferno (Dante)">Dante's <i>Inferno</i></a> in which to punish him years later. Through the use of <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Strange" title="Doctor Strange">Doctor Strange</a>'s all-seeing <a href="/wiki/Eye_of_Agamotto" title="Eye of Agamotto">Eye of Agamotto</a>, she learned the truth, and she and Wagner were reconciled. Wagner was happily reunited with his foster sister Jimaine, who had moved to the United States and changed her name to <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Sefton" title="Amanda Sefton">Amanda Sefton</a>, later becoming Kurt's girlfriend.<sup id="cite_ref-X-Men_Annual_#4_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-X-Men_Annual_#4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sometime later, Nightcrawler fought Shagreen the Sorcerer and became lost in various dimensions, including the manifestation of a fairy tale his teammate <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Pryde" title="Kitty Pryde">Kitty Pryde</a> (Shadowcat) had once told to <a href="/wiki/Magik_(Illyana_Rasputina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magik (Illyana Rasputina)">Illyana Rasputin</a> (Magik).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was there that Nightcrawler first encountered the <a href="/wiki/Bamf" title="Bamf">Bamfs</a>, strange creatures that resembled miniature versions of himself and who would occasionally appear during some of his future adventures.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after this, and once he had rejoined his teammates, a tactic designed to disable the super-Sentinel <a href="/wiki/Nimrod_(comics)" title="Nimrod (comics)">Nimrod</a> backfired, and Kurt found himself at the mercies of an angry mob without his teleportation ability. He was rescued by Shadowcat, <a href="/wiki/Colossus_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Colossus (comics)">Colossus</a>, and Magik but feared he had lost his ability for good.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His power returned but left him drained and vulnerable when he used it, again leading to self-doubt about his value to the team. During the <a href="/wiki/Mutant_Massacre" title="Mutant Massacre">Mutant Massacre</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Marauders_(comics)" title="Marauders (comics)">Marauders'</a> assault on the <a href="/wiki/Morlocks_(comics)" title="Morlocks (comics)">Morlock</a> tunnels), this exhaustion left him vulnerable to an attack from <a href="/wiki/Riptide_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Riptide (Marvel Comics)">Riptide</a>, which injured him into a <a href="/wiki/Coma" title="Coma">coma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Excalibur">Excalibur</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Excalibur"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While he recovers from these injuries, his fellow X-Men were <a href="/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_Mutants" title="The Fall of the Mutants">apparently killed on a mission in Dallas</a>. Not long after, Nightcrawler and teammates <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Pryde" title="Kitty Pryde">Shadowcat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Summers" title="Rachel Summers">Rachel Summers</a> left to join <a href="/wiki/Captain_Britain" title="Captain Britain">Captain Britain</a> in an adventure in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>. They fought Gatecrasher's group of inter-dimensional mercenaries known as the <a href="/wiki/Technet_(comics)" title="Technet (comics)">Technet</a>. The heroes worked together so well, they decided to form a group they named <a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comics)" title="Excalibur (comics)">Excalibur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Captain Britain originally assumed leadership of the group, but Nightcrawler gradually took over the responsibility. When Captain Britain's and <a href="/wiki/Meggan_(character)" title="Meggan (character)">Meggan</a>'s relationship went through a rocky time, Nightcrawler became interested in Meggan, a feeling that was reciprocated but never consummated.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time with Excalibur, he took charge of the Technet, renaming them his 'N-Men',<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he became romantically involved with his teammate <a href="/wiki/Cerise_(comics)" title="Cerise (comics)">Cerise</a> before she left to stand trial before the <a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, his former girlfriend, Amanda Sefton, joined the team and the two continued their previous relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She left the team to take control of <a href="/wiki/Otherplace" class="mw-redirect" title="Otherplace">Limbo</a>, a task that kept her away from Earth, but the two remained close friends. Fearing it would be stolen from her, Amanda magically hid the <a href="/wiki/Soulsword" class="mw-redirect" title="Soulsword">Soulsword</a> inside Nightcrawler's body.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Returning_to_the_X-Men">Returning to the X-Men</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Returning to the X-Men"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Xmen80.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/Xmen80.jpg/220px-Xmen80.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="340" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Xmen80.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="254" data-file-height="392" /></a><figcaption>Nightcrawler on the cover of <i>X-Men</i> vol. 2 #80, drawn by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pacheco" title="Carlos Pacheco">Carlos Pacheco</a></figcaption></figure> <p>For a time, Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler express some resentment over the X-Men's failing to contact them after their supposed deaths.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Following the wedding of Captain Britain and Meggan, Excalibur disbands and Nightcrawler returns to the X-Men with Shadowcat and Colossus.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yet, as soon as they return, they face a group of <a href="/wiki/Cerebro%27s_X-Men" title="Cerebro's X-Men">impostors</a> following <a href="/wiki/Cerebro" title="Cerebro">Cerebro</a>, in the guise of Professor X.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wanting to devote more time to the priesthood, Nightcrawler shares team leadership with <a href="/wiki/Warren_Worthington_III" title="Warren Worthington III">Archangel</a>. However, his work as a priest is <a href="/wiki/Retroactive_continuity" title="Retroactive continuity">retconned</a> to be an illusion; he had, in fact, never attained priesthood.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also met his half-brothers Nils Styger, alias <a href="/wiki/Abyss_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abyss (comics)">Abyss</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kiwi_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiwi Black">Kiwi Black</a>. With them, Nightcrawler defeated his father <a href="/wiki/Azazel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Azazel (Marvel Comics)">Azazel</a>, who had tried to use him as a pawn in escaping his prison.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (April 2009)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, Nightcrawler served as the new leader of the Uncanny X-Men team alongside Wolverine, <a href="/wiki/Bishop_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop (comics)">Bishop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Braddock" title="Betsy Braddock">Psylocke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cannonball_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannonball (comics)">Cannonball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Summers" title="Rachel Summers">Marvel Girl</a>. In the last mission against the Foursaken<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (April 2009)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, Nightcrawler took his team (except for Wolverine) to Central Park. He later<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (April 2009)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> helped Storm liberate Africa from her uncle's control. </p><p>Afterwards, <a href="/wiki/Professor_X" title="Professor X">Professor X</a> recruited him, along with <a href="/wiki/Darwin_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Darwin (comics)">Darwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Havok_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Havok (comics)">Havok</a>, Marvel Girl, <a href="/wiki/Warpath_(comics)" title="Warpath (comics)">Warpath</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Polaris_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Polaris (Marvel Comics)">Polaris</a>, to participate in a space mission to stop <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Vulcan (Marvel Comics)">Vulcan</a> from laying waste to the <a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a> empire.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the battle with Vulcan, Nightcrawler helped get the injured Professor X and Darwin back to their spaceship.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While there, trying to save Professor X, <a href="/wiki/Lilandra_Neramani" title="Lilandra Neramani">Lilandra</a> sent the ship on its way back to Earth, leaving half the team behind.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Kurt was still part of Professor X's team, helping Charles find <a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a> before the government did, while the rest of the team searched for the <a href="/wiki/Morlocks_(comics)" title="Morlocks (comics)">Morlocks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""House_of_M""><span id=".22House_of_M.22"></span>"House of M"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: "House of M""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2005 "<a href="/wiki/House_of_M" title="House of M">House of M</a>" storyline, Nightcrawler was part of Wolverine's <a href="/wiki/S.H.I.E.L.D." title="S.H.I.E.L.D.">S.H.I.E.L.D.</a> team and helped Mystique track him down.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his memory returned, he assisted in the final confrontation against Magneto.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon their return to the true reality, he rapidly teleported around the mansion to find Wolverine on Cyclops' orders, as both men worried that Wolverine would have lost his powers and therefore be vulnerable to metal poisoning caused by his <a href="/wiki/Adamantium" title="Adamantium">adamantium</a> skeleton.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Messiah_Complex""><span id=".22Messiah_Complex.22"></span>"Messiah Complex"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: "Messiah Complex""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the first mutant since <a href="/wiki/Decimation_(comics)" title="Decimation (comics)">M-Day</a> appeared, <a href="/wiki/Cyclops_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Cyclops (Marvel Comics)">Cyclops</a> sent Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Angel, Storm, and Colossus to find former <a href="/wiki/Acolytes_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Acolytes (comics)">Acolytes</a> for information on the <a href="/wiki/Marauders_(comics)" title="Marauders (comics)">Marauders</a>. It was predicted by <a href="/wiki/Blindfold_(comics)" title="Blindfold (comics)">Blindfold</a> that Kurt would be seriously injured in the upcoming events, and indeed this came true when he was shot by the Marauder, <a href="/wiki/Scalphunter_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scalphunter (Marvel Comics)">Scalphunter</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (April 2009)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. Kurt seemed to have nearly fully recovered from his injuries since he, along with <a href="/wiki/Beast_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast (comics)">Beast</a> and the entire <a href="/wiki/New_X-Men_(2004_series)" title="New X-Men (2004 series)">New X-Men</a> team, is teleported to <a href="/wiki/Muir_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Muir Island">Muir Island</a> by <a href="/wiki/Pixie_(X-Men)" title="Pixie (X-Men)">Pixie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He took part in the final battle.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divided_We_Stand">Divided We Stand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Divided We Stand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Still recovering from his injuries, Kurt traveled through Europe along with Wolverine and Colossus. Kurt and Wolverine were currently involved in a "war of pranks," as Peter called it. One of the many pranks involved Logan <a href="/wiki/Security_hacker" title="Security hacker">hacking</a> into Kurt's image inducer to make him look like <a href="/wiki/Angelina_Jolie" title="Angelina Jolie">Angelina Jolie</a>, which resulted in a picture of Angelina and Peter appearing in assorted <a href="/wiki/Tabloid_(newspaper_format)" title="Tabloid (newspaper format)">tabloid</a> newspapers.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The three of them traveled to <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, where they visited the cemetery where Peter's family is buried. Afterward, they went to a local bar, where they discussed the recent loss of Kitty Pryde and the destruction of the X-Men. A fight occurred in the bar, during which their cover was blown.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after, the three of them were captured by the Russian government, which demanded to know why all their mutants were depowered and why Colossus, Wolverine, and Nightcrawler retained their abilities.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a battle with <a href="/wiki/Omega_Red" title="Omega Red">Omega Red</a>, the three heroes returned to the US and rejoined the team, now living in San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manifest_Destiny">Manifest Destiny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Manifest Destiny"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kurt, along with Wolverine and <a href="/wiki/Karma_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karma (comics)">Karma</a> ambushed the Hellfire Cult after a series of mutant related hate-crimes happened around San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also took it upon himself to build a new chapel at Graymalkin Industries, the X-Men's new home and base of operations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During a training session in the <a href="/wiki/Danger_Room" title="Danger Room">Danger Room</a>, he revealed he was trying to keep himself distracted because whenever he had time to think, he couldn't help but think of Kitty, how the X-Men didn't need him, and how <a href="/wiki/Pixie_(X-Men)" title="Pixie (X-Men)">Pixie</a> was a better teleporter than he was. After battling (unsuccessfully) several simulated villains, he reprogrammed the Danger Room to show Kitty. He confessed he was sorry he wasn't there for her and hugged the simulation and cried. The simulation of Kitty replied that she missed Kurt, too.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler briefly believed that he no longer had a role with the X-Men, especially due to Pixie's abilities in teleporting. A trip back to Germany renewed his conviction through an encounter with a boy cursed by gypsies into demonic form, a brush with <a href="/wiki/Mephisto_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mephisto (comics)">Mephisto</a>, and a romantic fling, before he returned to San Francisco to aid the X-Men against a foe they struggled with, lacking his help.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Secret_Invasion""><span id=".22Secret_Invasion.22"></span>"Secret Invasion"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: "Secret Invasion""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2008 storyline "<a href="/wiki/Secret_Invasion" title="Secret Invasion">Secret Invasion</a>," Nightcrawler fought alongside the X-Men when the <a href="/wiki/Skrull" title="Skrull">Skrulls</a> invaded San Francisco. He came across a Skrull bible and, after studying it, gave it to <a href="/wiki/Beast_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast (comics)">Beast</a>, who figured out how to deal with the Skrulls.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Infernus"><i>X-Infernus</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: X-Infernus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/X-Infernus" title="X-Infernus">X-Infernus</a></div> <p>In the 2008 miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/X-Infernus" title="X-Infernus">X-Infernus</a></i>, Pixie summoned her Souldagger and stabbed Kurt in the chest, knocking him out. When Pixie removed her Souldagger, Magik's Soulsword emerged from his chest.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Magik teleported away after taking out Pixie, <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mercury (Marvel Comics)">Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rockslide_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rockslide (comics)">Rockslide</a>, and Beast. Kurt woke up and stopped Pixie from going after her, and Pixie broke down and apologized for stabbing him. Later, the X-Men gathered and Kurt was put in charge of a team of X-Men to go help save Magik.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon entering Limbo, Kurt, Mercury, Colossus, Rockslide, Pixie, and Wolverine fought their way through many demons. Pixie, Mercury, and Rockslide were horrified at how brutal the older X-Men were towards the demons. An octopus-type creature attacked Kurt until Pixie jumped in and killed it with her Souldagger.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Hearing the screams from the castle, Kurt teleported the X-Men into the throne room. Once there, <a href="/wiki/Witchfire_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Witchfire (Marvel Comics)">Witchfire</a> turned Colossus and Wolverine against Mercury and Rockslide. Kurt noticed Illyana chained to a pillar, and she asked him to stab her with Pixie's Souldagger, as it was the only way and he was the only one to do it because he was attuned to magic. He apologized and stabbed her; at that moment Colossus punched Kurt, and Witchfire finished making her fifth and final Bloodstone from the now demonic Pixie.<sup id="cite_ref-XINF1_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XINF1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The fact, however, that Colossus and Wolverine hadn't killed him made Kurt realize they were not fully under her control. Using Pixie's Dagger, Kurt then pulled Illyana's Soulsword from her and used it to free Wolverine and Colossus of Witchfire's control. However, the demon managed to use the Bloodstones to summon the Elder Gods. Through their combined efforts, the X-Men and Magik managed to banish both Witchfire and the Elder Gods, but not without losing four of the five Bloodstones. Furious at losing another part of her soul, Pixie fled. Being told by Illyana to let her go, Kurt consoled Magik about the theology of a soul, before she teleported them back to Earth. Kurt, along with Colossus, Cyclops, and the former New Mutants team, convinced her to stay with them and join the X-Men.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Necrosha">Necrosha</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Necrosha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After mutants rose from the dead and attacked the island Utopia as part of the <a href="/wiki/Necrosha" title="Necrosha">Necrosha</a> storyline, Cyclops sent Nightcrawler to lead a team of X-Men consisting of Rogue, Trance, Magneto, Husk, Psylocke, Colossus, and Blindfold to investigate Muir Island. It was revealed that Proteus had been resurrected and had taken possession of Blindfold (who had the vision of going to Muir Island in the first place).<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Second_Coming"_and_death"><span id=".22Second_Coming.22_and_death"></span>"Second Coming" and death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: "Second Coming" and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2010 "<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Second_Coming" title="X-Men: Second Coming">X-Men: Second Coming</a>" storyline, the X-Men traveled to Westchester when <a href="/wiki/Cable_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cable (comics)">Cable</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hope_Summers_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hope Summers (comics)">Hope</a> were detected there. Nightcrawler's discovery of the lethal methods used by X-Force led to an argument between him and Cyclops. While teleporting during a battle with <a href="/wiki/Bastion_(comics)" title="Bastion (comics)">Bastion</a>, Bastion extended his arm into the space in which Nightcrawler would materialize. Nightcrawler rematerialized around Bastion's arm, fusing with it. Though mortally wounded, he managed to teleport Hope to Utopia, telling her before expiring that he believed in her.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Afterlife">Afterlife</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Afterlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite his death, Nightcrawler continued to aid his friends. When Wolverine was possessed by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_H#Hellverine_I" title="List of Marvel Comics characters: H">Hellverine</a>, Nightcrawler entered his friend's mind to help him drive out the invader. The other X-Men who entered Logan's mind to help him assumed that Nightcrawler was just a manifestation of Wolverine's mind, rather than the real one.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resurrection">Resurrection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Resurrection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler spent his sojourn in <a href="/wiki/Heaven" title="Heaven">Heaven</a> alongside Professor X, but despite enjoying paradise, Nightcrawler continued to feel as though he had unfinished business, remaining on the periphery rather than actually joining the heavenly choir. When Azazel mounted an attack on Heaven using his connection to Kurt as a door, Nightcrawler instructed a few <a href="/wiki/Bamf" title="Bamf">Bamfs</a> to create a portal to Heaven inside the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grey_School_of_Higher_Learning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jean Grey School of Higher Learning (page does not exist)">Jean Grey School of Higher Learning</a>, allowing him to summon the X-Men to aid him in his fight.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having gathered his friends, Kurt used the Bamfs and his connection to Azazel to restore himself to life back on Earth, thus preventing Azazel from attacking Heaven again by tying them both together, although this resulted in Kurt sacrificing his own soul to ensure that Azazel would not be able to return to Heaven.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 'Welcome Back' party is subsequently attended by all the X-Men, including Cyclops' branch of the team. Despite the tensions between them, Nightcrawler stated that he wanted all of his family to be present. Nightcrawler later left the party to confront Mystique when she was successfully freeing Azazel.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With <a href="/wiki/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Storm (Marvel Comics)">Storm</a>'s and <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Summers" title="Rachel Summers">Rachel</a>'s encouragement, Nightcrawler accepted a teaching position at the Jean Grey School, where he formed a bond with the pupil Scorpion Boy. While attempting to reunite with <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Sefton" title="Amanda Sefton">Amanda Sefton</a>, he was duped by her mother <a href="/wiki/Margali_Szardos" class="mw-redirect" title="Margali Szardos">Margali Szardos</a> to grant her sanctuary at the school, where she forcefully extracted the knowledge about the Beyond from <a href="/wiki/Beast_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast (comics)">Beast</a> and Storm to open a portal to the Afterlife. Nightcrawler and Amanda managed to foil Margali but at the cost of Amanda getting stranded in the Void.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterward, Nightcrawler and Scorpion Boy engaged the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Crimson_Pirates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Crimson Pirates (page does not exist)">Crimson Pirates</a>, who acted on behalf of Tullamore Voge, over the custody of a young mutant named Ziggy Karst,<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who subsequently joined the Jean Grey School.<sup id="cite_ref-Nightcrawler14-8_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightcrawler14-8-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon afterward, Nightcrawler and Bloody Bess were forced to fight against their fellow Crimson Pirates and X-Men, all mind-controlled by the resurrected <a href="/wiki/Shadow_King" title="Shadow King">Shadow King</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nightcrawler14-8_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightcrawler14-8-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fight ended with the Pirates kidnapping Ziggy and Scorpion Boy and fatally stabbing Nightcrawler; but on his way to the afterlife he was intercepted by Amanda, Wolverine and the <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey" title="Jean Grey">Phoenix</a>, who encouraged him to return.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together with Bess and the Bamfs, he traveled to Voge's interdimensional child slave market and rescued Ziggy and Scorpion Boy, battling Voge's henchmen and the <a href="/wiki/Warwolves" title="Warwolves">Warwolves</a>. In the end, they defeated Voge, breaking up his slavery racket, and returned the enslaved children, taking those orphaned by the slavers into the school.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 2016 "<a href="/wiki/Civil_War_II" title="Civil War II">Civil War II</a>" storyline, both Storm and Magneto were having a conflict on their own to save mutantkind from the <a href="/wiki/Terrigen_Mist" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrigen Mist">Terrigen Mist</a>. Storm and the other X-Men who followed her decision to support <a href="/wiki/Carol_Danvers" title="Carol Danvers">Captain Marvel</a>'s side, to require the <a href="/wiki/Inhumans_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inhumans (comics)">Inhumans</a>' help to solve their kinds' extinction from breathing that mist. Nightcrawler decided to join Magneto and Iron Man's side.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later joined Kitty Pryde's mutant school. He eventually developed romantic feelings for his longtime friend and teammate Rachel.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Residing_on_Krakoa">Residing on Krakoa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Residing on Krakoa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the mutant colony of Krakoa was established, Kurt was given a position on the council, helping to shape the laws of this new mutant society. However, Kurt's religious concerns led him to decide to form a mutant religion.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (July 2021)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operating_as_Spider-Man">Operating as Spider-Man</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Operating as Spider-Man"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the "<a href="/wiki/Fall_of_X" title="Fall of X">Fall of X</a>" in light of <a href="/wiki/Orchis_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orchis (comics)">Orchis</a>' attack on Krakoa, Nightcrawler assumed the identity of the Uncanny <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a> (Spinnenmann) after he gained a spare suit from Spider-Man following Orchis' previous brainwashing on him to assassinate some heads of state and Orchis' attack on the <a href="/wiki/Hellfire_Gala" title="Hellfire Gala">Hellfire Gala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-X_Legion_Sons_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-X_Legion_Sons-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His activities as Spinnenmann are tracked by an Orchis facility run by <a href="/wiki/Vulture_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Vulture (Marvel Comics)">Vulture</a>, now calling himself Director Vulture after he upgraded his suit with a sample of the Technarchy. In addition, Kurt also became a target for <a href="/wiki/Silver_Sable" title="Silver Sable">Silver Sable</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wild_Pack" title="Wild Pack">Wild Pack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurt later battled <a href="/wiki/Rhino_(character)" title="Rhino (character)">Rhino</a>, who was under the same mind-control technology that was used on him. Despite Silver Sable's interference, Kurt was able to defeat Rhino.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nightcrawler then took up the name of Creepy Crawler when he was targeted by Orchis <a href="/wiki/Hounds_(comics)" title="Hounds (comics)">Hounds</a> who consist of the Technarchy-possessed Animax, <a href="/wiki/Cloak_and_Dagger_(characters)" title="Cloak and Dagger (characters)">Cloak and Dagger</a>, Fatale, <a href="/wiki/Feral_(character)" title="Feral (character)">Feral</a>, and Reaper. It was also during this time that he started an affair with Silver Sable, and he also encountered Mystique, whose memory had been warped by Professor X, tormenting her with guilt over her loss of Kurt right after his birth.<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_Spider-Man_3_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_Spider-Man_3-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler managed to restore Mystique's full memory, learning in the process that not Azazel, but Mystique herself was his father and <a href="/wiki/Destiny_(Irene_Adler)" title="Destiny (Irene Adler)">Destiny</a> his actual mother; his likeness to Azazel came about due to Raven's assimilation of Azazel's genes. When her mutant identity was revealed right after Kurt's birth, she fled with Kurt on Irene's urging, only to find the mob chasing her going back for Irene. Leaving Kurt at the base of a tree, she rushed back to save her love, but in the end found both Irene and Kurt gone. Years later, after Mystique found her in custody of <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Rogue (Marvel Comics)">Anna Marie</a>, Irene revealed that her precognition had made her see Azazel conquering the world and killing all mutantkind, and that he would only be thwarted by a child he would presume to be his blood heir. Thus she told Margali where to find Kurt, to have him raised into the role as a hero. To resume their relationship for Anna Marie's sake, they asked Professor X to erase their memories of Bavaria, though Raven insisted on still being able to remember Kurt as her son. Upon this revelation, Kurt and Raven reconciled.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aware of Kurt and Sable's relationship, Vulture hired Wild Pack's second-in-command Kremer to capture Nightcrawler for Orchis.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Nightcrawler, Sable and Mystique worked out a ruse to infiltrate the Orchis base, and they freed <a href="/wiki/Warlock_(New_Mutants)" title="Warlock (New Mutants)">Warlock</a>, who had earlier been captured by <a href="/wiki/Nimrod_(comics)" title="Nimrod (comics)">Nimrod</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and whose Technarchy virus had been used by Vulture to create the Hounds.<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_Spider-Man_3_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_Spider-Man_3-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nightcrawler defeated Vulture and had Warlock purge him and the captive mutants of the Technarchy before they escaped, and Mystique parted ways with him once more to find Destiny.<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_Spider-Man_5_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_Spider-Man_5-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_abilities">Powers and abilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Powers and abilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kurt Wagner is a <a href="/wiki/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mutant (Marvel Comics)">mutant</a> whose primary mutant power is the ability to <a href="/wiki/Teleportation" title="Teleportation">teleport</a> himself, his clothing, and a certain amount of additional mass from one point to another virtually instantaneously. He does this by displacing himself through an alternate dimension briefly and reappearing in a desired, pre-selected location. He has been shown to be able to teleport distances of up to two miles (3 km) under optimal conditions, although this is usually his outer limit, and he can become severely fatigued if he tries to teleport that distance; he has exceeded this limit on multiple occasions. In one case, he teleported somewhere over 50 mi (80 km).<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Via coordinates received telepathically from Professor Xavier, Nightcrawler has teleported an unknown (but presumably large) distance.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a final, dying effort to rescue the mutant-messiah Hope, he teleported them both from <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> to the mutant safehold Utopia, just off the coast of <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, a distance of more than 410 mi (660 km). Nightcrawler's teleportation ability is also affected by direction—north-south along Earth's "magnetic lines of force" is easier than east–west against them.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His effective teleport range was extended after his revival both due to outside assistance and a later enhancement to his powers, thanks to a deal he made with a demonic race of <a href="/wiki/Bamf#Race" title="Bamf">Bamfs</a> loaned to him by Azazel. Nightcrawler can warp greater distances by locking onto them as a form of waypoint marker to teleport longer distances, even trans-dimensional ones.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beyond the use of his own demonic companions Kurt can now seemingly transport himself longer distances without tiring, be they local or continental in range, having teleported over 7,800 mi (13,000 km) from the UAE (United Arab Emirates) to <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and again traveling over 2,900 mi (4,700 km) from the <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> to <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He possesses a limited unconscious extrasensory "<a href="/wiki/Spatial%E2%80%93temporal_reasoning" title="Spatial–temporal reasoning">spatial awareness</a>" ability which prevents him from teleporting into solid objects within his immediate vicinity, but this ability diminishes the greater the distance he teleports. Because teleporting into other solid matter would cause severe injury or death, he will only teleport to an area he is familiar with or that he can clearly see at the time or has seen in the past. His power automatically displaces liquids<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (June 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and gases when he arrives. </p><p>The process of teleportation places a strain on his endurance and that of any passengers; carrying mass other than his body and clothing when teleporting adds additional strain to his body. Through practice, he has been able to teleport with a passenger over a long distance without exhausting himself. Extensive training has raised his tolerance for teleportation, but most of his passengers lack this tolerance. Therefore, one of his tactics is to grab opponents and make several quick teleportations with them. They usually become weakened or even pass out from the strain.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (June 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After Nightcrawler teleports, he leaves behind the smoke and a faint scent of burning brimstone; this is a small portion of the atmosphere of the dimension through which he travels when he teleports. His teleportation power is due to a biophysical/biochemical reaction he consciously triggers within himself. A loud "<a href="/wiki/Bamf" title="Bamf">bamf</a>" noise is always present whenever he teleports (being the sound of air rushing to fill the space he was just occupying). His teleporting also causes a slight change in the atmosphere before he arrives, although only superhumans with heightened senses such as <a href="/wiki/Daredevil_(Marvel_Comics_character)" title="Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)">Daredevil</a> can detect it.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to his primary power of teleportation, Nightcrawler's physiology is unique in several different ways. His agility far surpasses that of an Olympic-level gymnast, and his bone structure allows him great flexibility. His spine is more flexible than an ordinary human, enabling him to remain in a crouched position for a long time and perform contortionist-type feats without causing any damage to his spine. Nightcrawler's balance and bodily coordination are all enhanced to superhuman levels. He has the ability to cling to surfaces through microscopic suction cups located on the pads of his hands and feet.<sup id="cite_ref-body_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-body-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some surfaces are so frictionless that he cannot cling to them.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also possesses superhuman dexterity, being able to manipulate items and <a href="/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fence</a> with either hand, both feet, and his tail.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (June 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-body_92-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-body-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has the ability to blend into shadows, both as a result of his indigo fur,<sup id="cite_ref-body_92-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-body-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the dimensional portal which always surrounds his body and absorbs photons.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At one point shortly after his initial introduction, it was suggested that he could actually travel through shadows (in much the same way <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Braddock" title="Betsy Braddock">Psylocke</a> did after exposure to the <a href="/wiki/Crimson_Dawn" class="mw-redirect" title="Crimson Dawn">Crimson Dawn</a>) and this was shown in <i>Bizarre Adventures</i>, but never really touched upon after that. In the story, <a href="/wiki/Vanisher" title="Vanisher">Vanisher</a> removes some of the <a href="/wiki/Darkforce" class="mw-redirect" title="Darkforce">Darkforce</a> that formed his costume and threw it at Kurt, who disappeared. He then reappeared from within the Darkforce on the ground, saying that it was like "a pool of shadow" and that he "fell right through it".<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler has a <a href="/wiki/Prehensile_tail" title="Prehensile tail">prehensile tail</a>, allowing him to grab onto objects with relative ease. His tail is strong enough to not only support his body weight, but also lift an adult man completely off the ground at the same time, and is deft enough to fight with while wielding a sword<sup id="cite_ref-body_92-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-body-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or blunt object. He also possesses a degree of heightened night vision.<sup id="cite_ref-body_92-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-body-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aside from the abilities granted by his mutation, Nightcrawler is a superb fencer and skilled hand-to-hand combatant, to the point of being able to stalemate super-beings as powerful as <a href="/wiki/Captain_Britain" title="Captain Britain">Captain Britain</a>. He has also served as the team's pilot and medic when more qualified X-Men were not around to do so. He and Wolverine were also the mechanics of the X-Men's <a href="/wiki/Blackbird_(comics)" title="Blackbird (comics)">Blackbird</a> jet for a long time. He is also recognized by other Marvel characters as the leading authority on teleportation, with <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a> and Daredevil contacting him for information and advice following their first encounter with <a href="/wiki/Mysterio#Francis_Klum" title="Mysterio">Francis Klum</a>. Nightcrawler deduced from analysis of photographs of a crime scene that a man had been killed by someone else teleporting inside the victim, despite having never witnessed such a thing before.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For a long period, Kurt's body housed the Soulsword. <a href="/wiki/Magik_(Illyana_Rasputina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magik (Illyana Rasputina)">Magik</a> states that Kurt is attuned to magic and thus able to wield her Soulsword and Pixie's Souldagger.<sup id="cite_ref-XINF1_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XINF1-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Margali Szardos had brainwashed him under Orchis' command, she manifested a part of Kurt's soul essence which represented his innate hope into a Hopesword.<sup id="cite_ref-X_Legion_Sons_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-X_Legion_Sons-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The exact capabilities of the Hopesword are not known yet, but so far it has been able to stun an opponent impaled by it<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_Spider-Man_5_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_Spider-Man_5-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and restore sanity to Mystique's shattered mind.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an after-effect of his death and resurrection, Nightcrawler has developed a heightened resistance against psychic domination which helped him resist the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_King" title="Shadow King">Shadow King</a>'s telepathic powers, even after the latter had possessed such strong minds as <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Grey" class="mw-redirect" title="Rachel Grey">Rachel Grey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Betsy_Braddock" title="Betsy Braddock">Psylocke</a> moments before.<sup id="cite_ref-Nightcrawler14-8_72-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightcrawler14-8-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the loss of his soul, he has also been rendered quasi-immortal, although he still feels the pain of any injuries inflicted upon him.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_relations">Family relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Family relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>X-Men</i> writer <a href="/wiki/Chris_Claremont" title="Chris Claremont">Chris Claremont</a> had intended to reveal that Nightcrawler was the son of <a href="/wiki/Nightmare_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Nightmare (Marvel Comics)">Nightmare</a> early in his run. <a href="/wiki/Roger_Stern" title="Roger Stern">Roger Stern</a> recounted, "It happened when I was the writer of <i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Strange" title="Doctor Strange">Dr. Strange</a></i>, back when writers were still occasionally listened to. Chris had come up with the latest of several crazy ideas and declared that Nightcrawler's father was Nightmare. And I replied with something like, 'No, he's not. I'm not going to let you appropriate one of my character's major villains.' As I recall, Len Wein crossed the room and shook my hand. And not too long after, I [became] the <i>X-Men</i> editor and was able to make sure that didn't happen for long enough that Chris eventually changed his mind."<sup id="cite_ref-back29_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-back29-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Claremont's new plan was for the mutant terrorist <a href="/wiki/Mystique_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystique (comics)">Mystique</a> and her lover <a href="/wiki/Destiny_(Irene_Adler)" title="Destiny (Irene Adler)">Destiny</a> to have been Nightcrawler's biological parents.<sup id="cite_ref-back29_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-back29-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mystique, being a shapeshifter, would have taken the form of a man and impregnated Destiny. However, Marvel felt the idea to be too controversial and an alternative origin was developed.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After hinting for many years that Mystique was indeed Nightcrawler's biological mother, it was confirmed by writer <a href="/wiki/Scott_Lobdell" title="Scott Lobdell">Scott Lobdell</a> in <i>X-Men Unlimited</i> #4.<sup id="cite_ref-XMenUnlimited4_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XMenUnlimited4-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, it was revealed that although Mystique was married to a wealthy German, Herr Wagner, Nightcrawler's father was <a href="/wiki/Azazel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Azazel (Marvel Comics)">Azazel</a>, a member of a race of <a href="/wiki/Demon" title="Demon">demonic</a>-looking mutants known as the Neyaphem which date back to <a href="/wiki/Biblical" class="mw-redirect" title="Biblical">Biblical</a> times that were banished to another dimension by a race of <a href="/wiki/Angel" title="Angel">angelic</a> mutants.<sup id="cite_ref-XMen428_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XMen428-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The storyline was furthered by the revelation that fellow X-Man <a href="/wiki/Warren_Worthington_III" title="Warren Worthington III">Archangel</a>'s healing blood did not heal Nightcrawler, and in fact caused him great pain.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However this was actually a ruse perpetuated by Destiny to deceive Azazel's plans and he was never actually Nightcrawler's father. Instead, Mystique impregnated Destiny but changed her body to mimic the pregnancy's progression to fool the Bavarian nobleman, Baron Christian Wagner. Destiny, pretending to be Mystique's maid, eventually gave birth to Nightcrawler before Mystique fled with him to the nearby woods to escape attacking villagers. Charles Xavier later erased the details of Nightcrawler's birth from both Destiny and Mystique's minds at Destiny's request.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler's siblings include his adoptive sister <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rogue (comics)">Rogue</a> and half-brother <a href="/wiki/Graydon_Creed" title="Graydon Creed">Graydon Creed</a> by Mystique.<sup id="cite_ref-Uncanny_X-Men_#432_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uncanny_X-Men_#432-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They previously included <a href="/wiki/Abyss_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Abyss (comics)">Abyss</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiwi_Black" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiwi Black">Kiwi Black</a> from Azazel;<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, it was revealed that Azazel never actually fathered a child with Mystique.<sup id="cite_ref-XBlueOrigins1_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBlueOrigins1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a distant cousin to Blindfold and Trevor Chase, grandsons of Destiny. </p><p>It is also revealed that in a parallel universe, an alternate Nightcrawler fathered a daughter with an alternate <a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Witch#Other" title="Scarlet Witch">Scarlet Witch</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this girl, named <a href="/wiki/Nocturne_(Talia_Wagner)" title="Nocturne (Talia Wagner)">Nocturne</a>, is a dimensionally-stranded mutant bearing traits similar to Nightcrawler himself. Nocturne has since referred to Nightcrawler as her father. The demeanor of Nightcrawler is very similar to that of the Nightcrawler from Nocturne's reality, so the two developed a close bond that resembles a father-daughter relationship.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler is a <a href="/wiki/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mutant (Marvel Comics)">mutant</a> born with fine blue-black fur covering his body, two fingers with an opposable thumb on each hand and only two toes, each longer than a normal human being's, on each foot and a third toe-like projection on his heel, as well as pronounced, fang-like canine teeth on both upper and lower sets, yellow eyes, pointed ears, and a <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-foot-long (1.1 m) <a href="/wiki/Prehensility" title="Prehensility">prehensile</a> pointed tail which can support his weight.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Among his more ironic character traits, Wagner is an extremely religious man. A devout <a href="/wiki/Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic">Catholic</a>, his <a href="/wiki/Demon" title="Demon">demonic</a> appearance obviously makes it very difficult to attend <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a>. Despite this, as mutants in the Marvel Universe become more accepted, he even managed to almost become a <a href="/wiki/Priest#Roman_Catholic_and_Orthodox" title="Priest">Catholic priest</a>, but his studies were interrupted by a villainous group known as "The <a href="/wiki/Neo_(Marvel_Comics_species)" title="Neo (Marvel Comics species)">Neo</a>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In contrast, Nightcrawler also has a knack for the spontaneous and exciting. He sees himself as a swashbuckler, usually comparing himself to <a href="/wiki/Errol_Flynn" title="Errol Flynn">Errol Flynn</a>. He is, despite his looks, always charming and gallant, and several storylines contain Kurt's love life as a conflict to his religious nature. His days in the circus make him a gifted performer and showman. Kurt is also a jokester. He has a great sense of humor for someone in his situation. He always plays pranks on people; some even call him "Trickster" because his combined teleporting abilities and playful disposition enable him to play quite the joke.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (January 2014)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Wagner has used a personal <a href="/wiki/Holography" title="Holography">holographic</a> device called an image-inducer on several occasions to pose as a human. However, after an incident where he lost a bet with Wolverine and was forced to walk through town without it, he was emboldened and has since largely forsaken the use of the device, using it only when necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler has received positive reception as a comic book character and as a member of the X-Men. Nightcrawler was ranked as the 133rd-greatest comic book character of all time by <i><a href="/wiki/Wizard_(magazine)" title="Wizard (magazine)">Wizard</a></i> magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> also ranked Nightcrawler as the 80th-greatest comic book hero of all time describing Nightcrawler as a mutant with the appearance of a demon and the heart of a preacher; IGN also states that as the X-Men enter one of their most uncertain periods, his legacy still looms large.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, IGN has also rated Nightcrawler at #7 on their list of top 25 X-Men from the past 40 years, stating that religion is one of the few commonalities that could bring mutants and humans together, and it is through his faith that Nightcrawler has stayed true to the X-Men for so long.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Marvel rated their top ten X-Men of all time. Nightcrawler ranked #4 on their list stating that far from a character consumed by doom and gloom, Nightcrawler's chivalry, a flair for the dramatic and sense of humor have made him one of the most likable X-Men ever, a character you genuinely look forward to seeing leap into action.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, <a href="/wiki/ComicsAlliance" title="ComicsAlliance">ComicsAlliance</a> ranked Nightcrawler as #19 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> ranked Nightcrawler 5th in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, <i><a href="/wiki/Comic_Book_Resources" title="Comic Book Resources">Comic Book Resources</a></i> ranked Nightcrawler 28th in their "Age Of Apocalypse: The 30 Strongest Characters In Marvel's Coolest Alternate World" list.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_versions">Other versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Other versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Age_of_Apocalypse"><i>Age of Apocalypse</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Age of Apocalypse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Age of Apocalypse">Age of Apocalypse</a></i> miniseries, Nightcrawler is similar to his <a href="/wiki/Earth-616" title="Earth-616">Earth-616</a> counterpart, but much darker and more violent, and he carries two sabers at all times, denoting his skills as a swordsman. Another important difference is that this Nightcrawler hates churches, having had a traumatic experience when he was younger. Nightcrawler is close to his mother, <a href="/wiki/Mystique_(character)#Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Mystique (character)">Mystique</a>, and he even calls her "Mom." Nightcrawler is sent by <a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)#Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a> to <a href="/wiki/Savage_Land#Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Savage Land">Avalon</a>, an Antarctic utopia where humans and mutants peacefully coexist, to bring <a href="/wiki/Destiny_(Irene_Adler)#Other_versions" title="Destiny (Irene Adler)">Destiny</a> back to the United States to confirm <a href="/wiki/Bishop_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Bishop (Marvel Comics)">Bishop</a>'s claims. While there, Avalon is attacked by <a href="/wiki/Apocalypse_(character)" title="Apocalypse (character)">Apocalypse</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse#Apocalypse's_agents" title="Age of Apocalypse">Pale Riders</a>. Nightcrawler and Mystique vow to protect Avalon from the Pale Riders and are joined by fellow mutants <a href="/wiki/Switchback_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Switchback (comics)">Switchback</a> and former Pale Rider <a href="/wiki/Emma_Steed#Other_versions" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Steed">Damask</a> to face the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_King#Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Shadow King">Shadow King</a>. Nightcrawler also goes by Kurt Darkholme instead of Kurt Wagner in this reality.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The AOA Nightcrawler appears to always be "breathing fire" when teleporting. Presumably this is simply an optical illusion of his teleportation powers, as it does not appear to have any adverse effects on anything Kurt comes in contact with as he does so. Also, this version seemingly believes his biological father is <a href="/wiki/Sabretooth_(character)#Age_of_Apocalypse_and_the_Exiles" title="Sabretooth (character)">Sabretooth</a> as is evidenced by Mystique stating that she had gone to the trouble of "finding a father with fur" when Nightcrawler complains he is cold and, when the Shadow King possesses Mystique, the captions reveal "one memory is more interesting than the others" and flashes to Sabretooth taunting Nightcrawler.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the events of the <a href="/wiki/X-Force#The_Dark_Angel_Saga" title="X-Force">Dark Angel Saga</a>, AoA Nightcrawler chooses to remain in the 616 reality and join <a href="/wiki/X-Force" title="X-Force">X-Force</a>. Searching for the <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Man_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sugar Man (Marvel Comics)">Sugar Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dark_Beast_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dark Beast (Marvel Comics)">Dark Beast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iceman_(comics)#Age_of_Apocalypse" class="mw-redirect" title="Iceman (comics)">Iceman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blob_(comics)#Age_of_Apocalypse" class="mw-redirect" title="Blob (comics)">Blob</a>, Kurt promises to "kill the bastards who ruined our lives".<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated10_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated10-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is openly hostile concerning being mistaken with his alternative self; at one point he roughly shoves Kitty aside when she mistakes him for a returned-from-the-dead main universe Nightcrawler, declaring that he is not back and does not know her.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated10_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated10-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has successfully killed Blob by teleporting a shark into his stomach which devoured Blob from the inside and he has executed Iceman by leading him into a factory boiler room where the weakened Iceman begged for forgiveness. Nightcrawler proceeded to throw his former friend into the factory fire to his death.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also made several unsuccessful attempts on Dark Beast's life.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (April 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>This version of Nightcrawler demonstrated the ability to control how much of another person traveled with him when teleporting, allowing him to kill a man by teleporting only his head.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2013, <i><a href="/wiki/X-Treme_X-Men" title="X-Treme X-Men">X-Treme X-Men</a></i>, <i>Age of Apocalypse</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Astonishing_X-Men" title="Astonishing X-Men">Astonishing X-Men</a></i> participated in the "X-Termination" crossover, which focuses on the AoA Nightcrawler's attempt to get to his home universe. During the event, the AoA reality seemingly is destroyed with Nightcrawler in it.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bamf">Bamf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Bamf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Uncanny_X-Men" class="mw-redirect" title="The Uncanny X-Men">The Uncanny X-Men</a></i> #153 Kitty Pryde tells Illyana a bedtime story. In it she casts him as a cute creature called "<a href="/wiki/Bamf#Race" title="Bamf">Bamf</a>". He is only two feet tall and looks like a <a href="/wiki/Super_deformed" class="mw-redirect" title="Super deformed">super deformed</a> version of Kurt, even right down to his costume. He is fun-loving and somewhat lecherous. At first he only existed in a Fairy Tale, but Kurt himself met Bamf and the other characters from pale Kitty's story during an accidental interdimensional trip.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It soon turns out there are multiple Bamfs, including female versions; the Bamfs even declared him their "Daddy". The Bamfs later let their affection for Kitty Pryde get the best of them and even resorted to endangering Kitty's pet dragon <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed (comics)">Lockheed</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Days_of_Future_Past">Days of Future Past</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Days of Future Past"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler is dead in the alternative timeline <a href="/wiki/Days_of_Future_Past" title="Days of Future Past">Earth-811</a>, but he had a daughter known as Blue. She inherited the power to teleport herself and others, and a similar appearance.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exiles">Exiles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Exiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Nocturne_(Talia_Wagner)" title="Nocturne (Talia Wagner)">Nocturne</a> is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Multiverse_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Multiverse (Marvel Comics)">alternative-reality</a> traveling <a href="/wiki/Exiles_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Exiles (Marvel Comics)">Exiles</a>, and a former member of <a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comics)#New_Excalibur_(2005–2007)" title="Excalibur (comics)">New Excalibur</a>. Like all members of the Exiles she is from an alternative dimension. In her dimension the <a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Witch" title="Scarlet Witch">Scarlet Witch</a> married Nightcrawler, and Nocturne is their daughter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In her reality, Charles Xavier was attacked by a <a href="/wiki/Shadow_King" title="Shadow King">Shadow King</a>-controlled Wolverine. Although the Shadow King was expelled from Wolverine's mind, Xavier was fatally wounded in the attack and Logan was left crippled. Shortly after, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey" title="Jean Grey">Jean Grey</a> died and Cyclops, blaming Wolverine for both deaths, abandoned the team, leaving Wolverine and Nightcrawler as the leaders of the <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> and the <a href="/wiki/X-Mansion" title="X-Mansion">Xavier Institute</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The demeanor of this Nightcrawler is very similar to that of the <a href="/wiki/Earth-616" title="Earth-616">Earth-616</a> Nightcrawler, so the first time that Nocturne met 616-Nightcrawler she accidentally calls him "Dad." In subsequent meetings Nocturne and 616-Nightcrawler have developed a bond similar to a father-daughter relationship.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_M"><i>House of M</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: House of M"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/House_of_M" title="House of M">House of M</a></i> reality, Nightcrawler appears as a member of <a href="/wiki/S.H.I.E.L.D." title="S.H.I.E.L.D.">S.H.I.E.L.D.</a>'s Red Guard, a task force of elite mutants designed to quell insurrections; Nightcrawler has a small role when the Red Guard attempts to track down their leader, Wolverine, who remembers the world before the Scarlet Witch changed reality. Nightcrawler also appears in <i>World of M</i>, where he attempts to aid <a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Apocalypse#House_of_M" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative versions of Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a> when the latter is under attack by <a href="/wiki/Namor" title="Namor">Namor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Storm#House_of_M" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative versions of Storm">Storm</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sunfire_(comics)" title="Sunfire (comics)">Sunfire</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kurt_Waggoner">Kurt Waggoner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Kurt Waggoner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A Brooklyn boy on his world, Kurt is a fan of Spider-Man. He was taken from his world by force, an event he will not talk about as it resulted in the death of someone close to him. He was held by the forces of the Saviour until rescued through the efforts of Scott Summers. Kurt fought to save the multiverse as part of a cross-dimension X-Men team in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Treme_X-Men" title="X-Treme X-Men">X-Treme X-Men</a></i> but was killed trying to save the team in the <i>X-Termination</i> event.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marvel_Zombies:_Dead_Days">Marvel Zombies: Dead Days</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Marvel Zombies: Dead Days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Zombies" title="Marvel Zombies">Marvel Zombies</a> universe at Earth 2149, where the superhero population gradually becomes infected by a zombie virus, Nightcrawler is among the remaining uninfected superheroes attempting to save what remains of the Earth population. He is bitten by the zombie <a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Four" title="Fantastic Four">Fantastic Four</a> in the one-shot <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Zombies:_Dead_Days" title="Marvel Zombies: Dead Days">Marvel Zombies: Dead Days</a></i>, and is one of the last superheroes to be infected. When the <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Marvel" title="Ultimate Marvel">Ultimate</a> version of <a href="/wiki/Maker_(character)" title="Maker (character)">Reed Richards</a> travels to the Marvel Zombies Universe, Nightcrawler is among the zombified superheroes who attack him in the ruins of New York, but the attempt failed. Zombie Nightcrawler also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Zombies_vs._The_Army_Of_Darkness" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Zombies vs. The Army Of Darkness">Marvel Zombies vs. The Army Of Darkness</a></i>, whereas he is seen as a zombie also, attempting to attack the fortress of the villain known as Dr. Doom.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2021)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Misfits">Misfits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Misfits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Original_English-language_manga" title="Original English-language manga">Amerimanga</a> series <i>X-Men Misfits</i>, Kurt's design is radically different with talon-like claws instead of toes and a metal tail.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_Man_Logan">Old Man Logan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Old Man Logan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the "<a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Logan" title="Old Man Logan">Old Man Logan</a>" storyline, Nightcrawler is among the X-Men who perish at the hands of Wolverine when he is tricked by Mysterio into believing his friends are super-villains attacking the mansion.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predator_vs._Wolverine">Predator vs. Wolverine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Predator vs. Wolverine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i>Predator vs. Wolverine</i> miniseries, with takes place in an alternate reality, Nightcrawler helps Wolverine fight a <a href="/wiki/Predator_(fictional_species)" title="Predator (fictional species)">Predator</a> by teleporting himself behind it and disconnecting the tubes which connecting its breathing apparatus to its mask, causing it to temporarily lose its balance.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (August 2024)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ruins">Ruins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Ruins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Warren_Ellis" title="Warren Ellis">Warren Ellis</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Ruins_(comics)" title="Ruins (comics)">Ruins</a></i>, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler is seen of the deformed mutants jailed at a prison in <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> where he is seen gnawing on his own tail.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (September 2020)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secret_Wars">Secret Wars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Secret Wars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Limbo_Domain">Limbo Domain</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Limbo Domain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A member of the X-Men, Nightcrawler battled the Limbo's Demon Horde when it assaulted Manhattan. The X-Men failed both to repel them and to save Illyana Rasputin from N'Astirh. The invasion was then contained behind a wall which split the domain in two. As part of a deal with Scott Summers, Illyana's brother Colossus would assemble a team once a year, on the invasion's anniversary, to try to retrieve Illyana. Nightcrawler's part of the mission was to pick a drop zone and teleport them in. When Scott informed Colossus that he refused to send a team to the demon domain, since the last time, both Scott and Colossus were crippled in the fight, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde refused to let Colossus down and offered him a last chance. Kurt, along with Boomer and Colossus' girlfriend Domino, formed the team. Teleporting in the demon domain, the team was soon attacked, and separated, with Kurt rescuing Boomer from winged demons. Back on the ground, Darkchild and N'Astirh appeared, capturing Nightcrawler and leaving Boomer mortally wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Imprisoned, he was tortured and his soul was corrupted by Darkchild, turning him into a massive demon under her control. Darkchild used Nightcrawler to pass the force field and assaulted the X-Men controlled area of Inferno.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The "Bamf Dragon" (as called by Scott, unaware it was actually Nightcrawler) caused great damages while battling the X-Men. As the science and magic teams quitted their post to assist the X-Men, Illyana and Kurt teleported inside the building to target the force field, maintained only by Hank McCoy and Strange. They were both killed and the field dropped out, letting all of Inferno's demons enter Manhattan. "Bamfy" later wandered through the streets with Darkchild, as the Demon Horde rampaged the city. "Bamfy" found the last X-Men survivors in a subway tunnel, and teleported N'Astirh and many demons. The team sent in Inferno returned along the Goblin Queen and her subjects, and rescued the X-Men. As Jean Grey had Bamfy immobilized and tried to connect with him, Madelyne stepped in and put him under her own control claiming that Kurt's mind had been destroyed when Darkchild turned him into a massive dragon.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Sinister proposed an alliance to the X-Men and the Goblin Queen, providing himself an army of demon/mutant hybrid clones made from Boomer's DNA, Madelyne avenged herself by controlling Boomer to kill him. The clones consequently turned against the Goblin Queen, who was then protected by Bamfy. With all the X-Men either dead or on the run, Madelyne, still accompanied by Bamfy, usurped the Hellfire energies from Darkchild's corpse, and became the new Baron of the domain.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All-New,_All-Different_Marvel"><span id="All-New.2C_All-Different_Marvel"></span>All-New, All-Different Marvel</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: All-New, All-Different Marvel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the end of the Battleworld, Bamfy along with the Goblin Queen and her Goblin Horde, managed to access Prime Earth.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ultimate_Marvel">Ultimate Marvel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Ultimate Marvel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Marvel" title="Ultimate Marvel">Ultimate</a> version of Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a much more militant young mutant, only fourteen years old when first introduced. His first appearances have him forced to battle the X-Men alongside a team of Weapon X agents.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He had been captured by <a href="/wiki/Weapon_X" title="Weapon X">Weapon X</a> and forced to act as an <a href="/wiki/Assassination" title="Assassination">assassin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Black operation">black ops</a> agent. His <a href="/wiki/Weapon_X" title="Weapon X">Weapon X</a> origins link him more closely with <a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Wolverine#Ultimate_Marvel" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative versions of Wolverine">Wolverine</a> and Rogue than other teammates. Originally speaking only German, he learned to speak English with the help of <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Jean Grey">Jean Grey's</a> mental powers. Though Nightcrawler returns home after he escapes from Weapon X, he soon joined the X-Men to fight <a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Nightcrawler is originally portrayed as a friendly, humorous man with a zest for high adventure that has gained him the friendship of many fellow X-Men. One of Kurt's closest friends was <a href="/wiki/Warren_Worthington_III#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Warren Worthington III">Angel</a>, with whom he "misused" the Danger Room for <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean" title="Pirates of the Caribbean">Pirates of the Caribbean</a></i>-like "role-playing" sessions under the name of "the dread Captain Blue Tail," as it is shown that he is a fan of the movie. He has a fan-crush on <a href="/wiki/Keira_Knightley" title="Keira Knightley">Keira Knightley</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Dazzler_(Marvel_Comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Dazzler (Marvel Comics)">Dazzler</a>, Kurt's unrequited love, slips into a coma due to injuries inflicted by <a href="/wiki/Lady_Deathstrike#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Lady Deathstrike">Deathstrike</a>, Kurt begins to lose control of his delicate psyche, regressing to his Weapon X days. His loneliness is exacerbated by Angel's departure from the X-Men, and by the breakdown in his relationship with <a href="/wiki/Colossus_(character)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Colossus (character)">Colossus</a> after Colossus reveals his <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">sexual orientation</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Shortly following Dazzler's awakening, Kurt's irrational, increasing obsession with Dazzler prompted him to teleport her to a secluded cave, telling her that the X-Men had been attacked and that he was protecting her. The X-Men rescued Dazzler and, learning what he had done, confronted Kurt, resulting in a battle. Kurt was defeated and placed in a vegetative state by <a href="/wiki/Professor_X#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Professor X">Charles Xavier</a> in the hopes that Xavier could treat Kurt's damaged psyche. At his bedside, <a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Marvel_Comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Rogue (Marvel Comics)">Rogue</a>, who had absorbed his memories during the battle, told him she now considered him as much a monster on the inside as he appeared on the outside. Whether this was in regard to his Weapon X assassin activities or something else remains to be seen.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After Xavier was kidnapped by the time-traveling <a href="/wiki/Cable_(character)" title="Cable (character)">Cable</a>, his hold on Kurt was broken, and Kurt vanished from the Xavier Institute. In issue #80 he saves <a href="/wiki/Pyro_(Marvel_Comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Pyro (Marvel Comics)">Pyro</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Friends_of_Humanity#Ultimate_Friends_of_Humanity" class="mw-redirect" title="Friends of Humanity">Friends of Humanity</a>. Pyro reveals the existence of the <a href="/wiki/Morlocks_(comics)#Ultimate_Universe" title="Morlocks (comics)">Morlocks</a>. Nightcrawler is captured by the Morlocks, who believe he is a spy for Xavier. Shortly, the X-Men arrive to search for <a href="/wiki/Toad_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Toad (Marvel Comics)">Toad</a>, who was sent as an emissary. A fight ensues. During the battle, Nightcrawler helps his former teammates and subdues <a href="/wiki/Sunder_(comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunder (comics)">Sunder</a>, the leader of the Morlocks. He decides to stay with the Morlocks since they were physically mutated like him. They elect him their new leader. When <a href="/wiki/Mister_Sinister#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Mister Sinister">Sinister</a> targets the Morlocks for sacrifices in his attempts to summon <a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Apocalypse#Ultimate_Apocalypse" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative versions of Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a>, Nightcrawler joins in the fight.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Kurt returns to Xavier's on occasion to hang out with his former teammates and slowly starts to accept Colossus' homosexuality, even standing up for him when the X-Men discover that Colossus has been using a drug called "<a href="/wiki/Banshee_(comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" class="mw-redirect" title="Banshee (comics)">Banshee</a>" to give him super-strength. Kurt is also seen to be part of Colossus' Banshee (Ultimatevers's Mutant Growth Hormone) enhanced X-Men team. In this form, Nightcrawler seems to wield flare/batons of energy, similar to <a href="/wiki/Blink_(character)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Blink (character)">Blink</a>'s javelins.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ultimate Nightcrawler's powers are very similar to his 616 counterpart. Kurt's demon-like physiology grants him dark indigo skin (unlike the 616 version in which he is covered with a thin blue fur), a prehensile tail, superhuman acrobatic ability, and control over bonding between his molecules, which allows him to cling to any surface. Most notably, Nightcrawler can teleport short distances (although one teleport of two miles (3 km) was noted), leaving a burst of yellow smoke and flames. After use of the drug Banshee, Nightcrawler bursts purple (rather than yellow) smoke and flames when he teleports.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While heading to a theater with Angel, <a href="/wiki/Beast_(Marvel_Comics)#Ultimate_Marvel" title="Beast (Marvel Comics)">Beast</a>, and Dazzler, Kurt is killed when the <a href="/wiki/Ultimatum_(comics)" title="Ultimatum (comics)">Ultimatum</a> wave hits New York.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Nick_Spencer" title="Nick Spencer">Nick Spencer</a>, Nightcrawler will somehow be a supporting character in <i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Comics:_X-Men" title="Ultimate Comics: X-Men">Ultimate Comics: X-Men</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Universe_X_(Belasco)"><span id="Universe_X_.28Belasco.29"></span>Universe X (Belasco)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Universe X (Belasco)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Future" title="Future">futuristic</a> <a href="/wiki/Earth_X" title="Earth X">Universe X</a> maxi-series by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Krueger" title="Jim Krueger">Jim Krueger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Ross" title="Alex Ross">Alex Ross</a>, it is revealed that Nightcrawler became amnesiac and was displaced in time, finally becoming <b><a href="/wiki/Belasco_(comics)#Universe_X_Belasco_(Nightcrawler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Belasco (comics)">Belasco</a></b>, a long-time enemy of the X-Men. After his origins are revealed to him by a resurrected <a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)">Captain Marvel</a>, Nightcrawler/Belasco finally joins the good guys again.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was originally stated in the original Earth X series that after surviving the tragedy that killed the rest of Excalibur, Nightcrawler lost his teleportation powers and eventually became human. In an ironic twist of fate, he was then killed by a group of superhumans affected by the <a href="/wiki/Terrigen_Mists" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrigen Mists">Terrigen Mists</a> for being human.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="What_If?"><span id="What_If.3F"></span><i>What If?</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: What If?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nightcrawler has made a number of appearances through the years in the <i><a href="/wiki/What_If_(comics)" title="What If (comics)">What If?</a></i> series, consisting of one-issue takes on potential alternative universes. Among his roles were <i>What if the X-Men had stayed in Asgard?</i> vol. 2 #12, in which Nightcrawler stayed behind on <a href="/wiki/Asgard_(comics)" title="Asgard (comics)">Asgard</a> to be a swashbuckler and eventually joined the <a href="/wiki/Warriors_Three" title="Warriors Three">Warriors Three</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In <i>What if the all-new, all-different X-Men had never existed?</i>, an embittered Nightcrawler, having never been recruited by Professor Xavier, was talked into a life of crime by <a href="/wiki/Erik_the_Red_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Erik the Red (comics)">Erik the Red</a>. However, after learning the truth about the X-Men, he sacrificed himself to destroy the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Force_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Force (comics)">Phoenix Force</a> that was hiding in Earth's sun, reasoning that, while heroes like the X-Men would be mourned by the world, nobody would miss him.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In "What If Mystique had raised Nightcrawler?", Rogue's attempt to free Nightcrawler from the attic where Mystique had kept him to 'protect' him resulted in him being mortally injured by the Brotherhood when they mistook him for an X-Man, Rogue's attempt to use his power to escape results in her permanently absorbing Nightcrawler's powers and appearance due to the prolonged contact she maintained.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Men_Forever"><i>X-Men Forever</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: X-Men Forever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In this reality of <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Forever" title="X-Men Forever">X-Men Forever</a></i>, <b><a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Rogue#X-Men_Forever" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative versions of Rogue">Rogue</a></b> has absorbed Nightcrawler's abilities when he gave her mouth-to-mouth, granting her Nightcrawler's skin and tail as well as exceptional athletic abilities, and leaving Nightcrawler with Rogue's powers and looking like a normal human.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was left in a coma after he absorbed <a href="/wiki/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Thor (Marvel Comics)">Thor</a>'s powers during a fight with the Avengers, his body unable to cope with the strain of absorbing the power of a god, although Thor promised Mystique and Rogue that he would find a way to help Nightcrawler recover.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Men_Noir"><i>X-Men Noir</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: X-Men Noir"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Set in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Noir" title="Marvel Noir">Marvel Noir</a></i>, Kurt Wagner aka <b>The Demon</b> appears in the sequel to <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Noir" class="mw-redirect" title="X-Men Noir">X-Men Noir</a></i>, <i>X-Men Noir: the Mark of Cain</i>. Kurt is a human wearing a blue demon mask and a costume tail as well was an acrobat with sharpened nails, as well as an agent of the German-based <a href="/wiki/Weapon_X" title="Weapon X">Weapon X</a> under his fiancée Jimaine Szardos (alias The Red Rose). Wagner betrayed the group and saved American spy <a href="/wiki/Mimic_(comics)" title="Mimic (comics)">Mimic/Calvin Rankin</a> from fellow agents and vowed to get out of the country. Wagner was informed that Rankin himself was Weapon X, the prime target sought by Rose. Wagner apprehended and shot Szardos but not before she burned his face with a torch.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Men:_The_End"><i>X-Men: The End</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: X-Men: The End"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Additionally, in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_End" title="X-Men: The End">X-Men: The End</a></i>, he is shown to be a famous Hollywood action star (with <a href="/wiki/Jubilee_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilee (comics)">Jubilee</a> as his <a href="/wiki/Talent_agent" title="Talent agent">agent</a>), and is married to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kymri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kymri (page does not exist)">Kymri</a>; the pair have children, including another T.J. Wagner (which is <a href="/wiki/Nocturne_(Talia_Wagner)" title="Nocturne (Talia Wagner)">Nocturne</a>'s name) however, in this timeline T.J. Wagner is a male. Nocturne is a character in this universe.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (February 2013)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-2:_X-Men_United"><i>X-2: X-Men United</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: X-2: X-Men United"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A tie-in comic to the 2003 film <i><a href="/wiki/X-2_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="X-2 (film)">X-2: X-Men United</a></i> depicts his background as a circus performer, where he was in love with Amanda Sefton, a fellow performer. When Amanda falls from her trapeze, Kurt breaks character and teleports to save her, breaking his own ribs in the process. Unconcerned with his injuries, Kurt learns that Amanda is involved with Werner, a more traditionally handsome performer, and goes to a church to grieve. While there, he's confronted by Amanda, confessing her love to him and inviting him to elope. In fact, she is an illusion created by Mutant 12, who guides him to a Weapon X facility.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marvel_Mangaverse">Marvel Mangaverse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Marvel Mangaverse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Mangaverse" title="Marvel Mangaverse">Marvel Mangaverse</a></i>, the Nightcrawler is a member of the Brotherhood, led by <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Sefton" title="Amanda Sefton">Amanda Sefton</a>, and an enemy of the X-Men and has a rivalry with Wolverine. Nightcrawler is killed by Wolverine.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific volume in which the source appears. (September 2020)">volume & issue needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_media">In other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: In other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Nightcrawler appears in the <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_and_His_Amazing_Friends" title="Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends">Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends</a></i> episode "The X-Men Adventure", voiced by <a href="/wiki/G._Stanley_Jones" title="G. Stanley Jones">G. Stanley Jones</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Pryde_of_the_X-Men" title="X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men">X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Ross" title="Neil Ross">Neil Ross</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Animated_Series" title="X-Men: The Animated Series">X-Men: The Animated Series</a></i>, voiced by Adrian Hough.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This version is a monk at a Swiss abbey. <ul><li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_%2797" title="X-Men '97">X-Men '97</a></i>, voiced again by Adrian Hough.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>A teenage Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Evolution" title="X-Men: Evolution">X-Men: Evolution</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Brad_Swaile" title="Brad Swaile">Brad Swaile</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This version is a student at the Xavier Institute who is insecure about his appearance and goes on to develop a relationship with <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Sefton" title="Amanda Sefton">Amanda Sefton</a>.</li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine_and_the_X-Men_(TV_series)" title="Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)">Wolverine and the X-Men</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Liam_O%27Brien" title="Liam O'Brien">Liam O'Brien</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This version is initially a member of the X-Men before they disband after Professor X and Jean Grey disappear under mysterious circumstances a year prior. In the present, Nightcrawler becomes a protector to mutant refugees traveling to <a href="/wiki/Genosha" title="Genosha">Genosha</a>, enters a romantic relationship with the <a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Witch" title="Scarlet Witch">Scarlet Witch</a>, and eventually rejoins the X-Men.</li> <li>Nightcrawler makes a cameo appearance in the <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_(TV_series)" title="Black Panther (TV series)">Black Panther</a></i> episode "Black Panther vs. Juggernaut and Black Knight", voiced by <a href="/wiki/Nolan_North" title="Nolan North">Nolan North</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nightcrawler_from_X2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Nightcrawler_from_X2.jpg/220px-Nightcrawler_from_X2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Nightcrawler_from_X2.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="351" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a> as Nightcrawler in <i><a href="/wiki/X2_(film)" title="X2 (film)">X2</a></i></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Nightcrawler appears in an early script for <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(film)" title="X-Men (film)">X-Men</a></i> (2000), written by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Chabon" title="Michael Chabon">Michael Chabon</a>, before the script was scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X2_(film)" title="X2 (film)">X2</a></i>, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cumming" title="Alan Cumming">Alan Cumming</a>. This version's body is covered in tattoos that represent his sins. He is brainwashed by Colonel <a href="/wiki/William_Stryker" title="William Stryker">William Stryker</a> into mounting a failed assassination attempt on the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> before <a href="/wiki/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Storm (Marvel Comics)">Storm</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey_(film_character)" title="Jean Grey (film character)">Jean Grey</a> locate and free him of his brainwashing. Nightcrawler later assists the X-Men in infiltrating Stryker's base.</li> <li>According to director <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Singer" title="Bryan Singer">Bryan Singer</a>, Nightcrawler was intended to appear in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Days_of_Future_Past" title="X-Men: Days of Future Past">X-Men: Days of Future Past</a></i>, but was ultimately cut, as he felt "that we were forcing too many mutants into the story."<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A young Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Apocalypse" title="X-Men: Apocalypse">X-Men: Apocalypse</a></i>, portrayed by <a href="/wiki/Kodi_Smit-McPhee" title="Kodi Smit-McPhee">Kodi Smit-McPhee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially forced to compete in mutant cage fights against <a href="/wiki/Warren_Worthington_III" title="Warren Worthington III">Angel</a>, he is rescued by <a href="/wiki/Mystique_(film_character)" title="Mystique (film character)">Mystique</a>, assists the X-Men in defeating <a href="/wiki/Apocalypse_(character)" title="Apocalypse (character)">Apocalypse</a>, and is recruited into their ranks.</li> <li>Nightcrawler makes a cameo appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/Deadpool_2" title="Deadpool 2">Deadpool 2</a></i>, portrayed again by Kodi Smit-McPhee.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Phoenix_(film)" title="Dark Phoenix (film)">Dark Phoenix</a></i>, portrayed again by Kodi Smit-McPhee.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_games">Video games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Uncanny_X-Men_(video_game)" title="The Uncanny X-Men (video game)">The Uncanny X-Men</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Madness_in_Murderworld" title="X-Men: Madness in Murderworld">X-Men: Madness in Murderworld</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(1992_video_game)" title="X-Men (1992 video game)">X-Men</a></i> (1992).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(1993_video_game)" title="X-Men (1993 video game)">X-Men</a></i> (1993).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_2:_Clone_Wars" title="X-Men 2: Clone Wars">X-Men 2: Clone Wars</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Mutant_Academy_2" title="X-Men: Mutant Academy 2">X-Men: Mutant Academy 2</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Next_Dimension" title="X-Men: Next Dimension">X-Men: Next Dimension</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a <a href="/wiki/Playable_character" class="mw-redirect" title="Playable character">playable character</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Official_Game" title="X-Men: The Official Game">X-Men: The Official Game</a></i>, voiced by Alan Cumming.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After helping the X-Men defeat <a href="/wiki/Master_Mold" title="Master Mold">Master Mold</a>, he takes a sabbatical to return to Germany, feeling that he is fundamentally a man of peace.</li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Legends" title="X-Men Legends">X-Men Legends</a></i>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dee_Bradley_Baker" title="Dee Bradley Baker">Dee Bradley Baker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Legends_II:_Rise_of_Apocalypse" title="X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse">X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse</a></i>, voiced again by Dee Bradley Baker.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a non-player character (NPC), later a downloadable playable character for the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel:_Ultimate_Alliance" title="Marvel: Ultimate Alliance">Marvel: Ultimate Alliance</a></i>, voiced again by Dee Bradley Baker.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as an assist character in the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PSP</a> versions of <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man:_Web_of_Shadows" title="Spider-Man: Web of Shadows">Spider-Man: Web of Shadows</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> voiced by <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Lowenthal" title="Yuri Lowenthal">Yuri Lowenthal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Super_Hero_Squad_(video_game)" title="Marvel Super Hero Squad (video game)">Marvel Super Hero Squad</a></i>, voiced again by <a href="/wiki/Liam_O%27Brien" title="Liam O'Brien">Liam O'Brien</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler makes cameo appearances in <a href="/wiki/Trish_(Devil_May_Cry)" title="Trish (Devil May Cry)">Trish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a>'s endings in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom_3:_Fate_of_Two_Worlds" title="Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds">Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Destiny" title="X-Men: Destiny">X-Men: Destiny</a></i>, voiced again by <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Lowenthal" title="Yuri Lowenthal">Yuri Lowenthal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a support card in <i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Marvel_vs._Capcom_3" title="Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3">Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s "Heroes and Heralds" mode.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Super_Hero_Squad_Online" title="Marvel Super Hero Squad Online">Marvel Super Hero Squad Online</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel:_Avengers_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel: Avengers Alliance">Marvel: Avengers Alliance</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Heroes_(video_game)" title="Marvel Heroes (video game)">Marvel Heroes</a></i>, voiced again by Liam O'Brien.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Contest_of_Champions" title="Marvel Contest of Champions">Marvel Contest of Champions</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Puzzle_Quest" title="Marvel Puzzle Quest">Marvel Puzzle Quest</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears as a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Ultimate_Alliance_3:_The_Black_Order" title="Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order">Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> voiced again by Liam O'Brien.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Nightcrawler appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_X_(Star_Trek)" title="Planet X (Star Trek)">Planet X</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This version's powers are theorized by <a href="/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge" title="Geordi La Forge">Geordi La Forge</a> to utilize the same <a href="/wiki/Technology_in_Star_Trek" title="Technology in Star Trek">subspace</a> as the <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701-E)" title="USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)">Enterprise</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/Warp_drive" title="Warp drive">warp drive</a>. Additionally, Nightcrawler is capable of teleporting onto enemy ships and bypassing their <a href="/wiki/Shields_(Star_Trek)" title="Shields (Star Trek)">shields</a>, which the <i>Enterprise</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/Transporter_(Star_Trek)" title="Transporter (Star Trek)">transporters</a> cannot do.</li> <li>Nightcrawler is referenced in the <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> song "In the Garage".<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Nightcrawler appears in the <i>Wolverine: Weapon X</i> <a href="/wiki/Motion_comic" title="Motion comic">motion comic</a>, voiced by <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Devall" title="Trevor Devall">Trevor Devall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-btva_140-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-btva-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collected_editions">Collected editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Collected editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_series">First series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: First series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Material collected </th> <th>Publication date </th> <th>ISBN </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Astonishing X-Men: Nightcrawler, Vol. 1 - The Devil Inside</i> </td> <td>Nightcrawler#1–6 </td> <td>June 8, 2005 </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0785114284" title="Special:BookSources/978-0785114284">978-0785114284</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Astonishing X-Men: Nightcrawler, Vol. 2 - The Winding Way</i> </td> <td>Nightcrawler #7–12 </td> <td>March 1, 2006 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0785118183" title="Special:BookSources/978-0785118183">978-0785118183</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_series">Second series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Second series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Material collected </th> <th>Publication date </th> <th>ISBN </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Nightcrawler Vol. 1: Homecoming</i> </td> <td>Nightcrawler#1–6 </td> <td>November 25, 2014 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0785190844" title="Special:BookSources/978-0785190844">978-0785190844</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Nightcrawler Vol. 2: Reborn</i> </td> <td>Nightcrawler #7–12 </td> <td>June 9, 2015 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0785190851" title="Special:BookSources/978-0785190851">978-0785190851</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Way_of_X_2">Way of X</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Way of X"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Material collected </th> <th>Publication date </th> <th>ISBN </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Way of X by Si Spurrier – Volume 1</i> </td> <td><i>Way of X</i> #1–5 <p><i>X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation</i> #1 </p> </td> <td>October 27, 2021 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1302928070" title="Special:BookSources/978-1302928070">978-1302928070</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nightcrawler_(character)&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDeFalcoSandersonBrevoortTeitelbaum2019" class="citation book cs1">DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). <i>The Marvel Encyclopedia</i>. 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title="Bishop (Marvel Comics)">Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blindfold_(comics)" title="Blindfold (comics)">Blindfold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blink_(character)" title="Blink (character)">Blink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabitha_Smith" title="Tabitha Smith">Boom-Boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_(character)" title="Cable (character)">Cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caliban_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Caliban (Marvel Comics)">Caliban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannonball_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Cannonball (Marvel Comics)">Cannonball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cecilia_Reyes" title="Cecilia Reyes">Cecilia Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamber_(character)" title="Chamber (character)">Chamber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Sydney" title="Kevin Sydney">Changeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cipher_(comics)" title="Cipher (comics)">Cipher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloak_and_Dagger_(characters)" title="Cloak and Dagger (characters)">Cloak and Dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colossus_(character)" title="Colossus (character)">Colossus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypher_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Cypher (Marvel Comics)">Cypher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darwin_(character)" title="Darwin (character)">Darwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dazzler_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Dazzler (Marvel Comics)">Dazzler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Nemesis" title="Doctor Nemesis">Doctor Nemesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domino_(character)" title="Domino (character)">Domino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dust_(character)" title="Dust (character)">Dust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elixir_(character)" title="Elixir (character)">Elixir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantomex" title="Fantomex">Fantomex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firestar_(Marvel_Comics_character)" title="Firestar (Marvel Comics character)">Firestar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forge_(character)" title="Forge (character)">Forge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joanna_Cargill" title="Joanna Cargill">Frenzy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambit_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Gambit (Marvel Comics)">Gambit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gentle_(character)" title="Gentle (character)">Gentle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graymalkin" title="Graymalkin">Graymalkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havok_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Havok (comics)">Havok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellion_(character)" title="Hellion (character)">Hellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hepzibah_(comics)" title="Hepzibah (comics)">Hepzibah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Summers_(character)" title="Hope Summers (character)">Hope Summers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husk_(comics)" title="Husk (comics)">Husk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indra_(comics)" title="Indra (comics)">Indra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunderbird_(John_Proudstar)" title="Thunderbird (John Proudstar)">John Proudstar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hudson" title="Jimmy Hudson">Jimmy Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubilee_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jubilee (Marvel Comics)">Jubilee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juggernaut_(character)" title="Juggernaut (character)">Juggernaut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Khan" title="Kamala Khan">Kamala Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karma_(character)" title="Karma (character)">Karma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Pryde" title="Kitty Pryde">Kate Pryde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavita_Rao" title="Kavita Rao">Kavita Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quentin_Quire" title="Quentin Quire">Kid Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwannon_(character)" title="Kwannon (character)">Kwannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Mastermind" title="Lady Mastermind">Lady Mastermind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loa_(comics)" title="Loa (comics)">Loa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-23" title="X-23">Laura Kinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legion_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Legion (Marvel Comics)">Legion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lifeguard_(comics)" title="Lifeguard (comics)">Lifeguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_(character)" title="Lockheed (character)">Lockheed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longshot_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Longshot (Marvel Comics)">Longshot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Jeffries" title="Madison Jeffries">Madison Jeffries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggott" title="Maggott">Maggott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magik" title="Magik">Magik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magma_(comics)" title="Magma (comics)">Magma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marrow_(character)" title="Marrow (character)">Marrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mercury (Marvel Comics)">Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimic_(comics)" title="Mimic (comics)">Mimic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Moonstar" title="Danielle Moonstar">Mirage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moira_MacTaggert" title="Moira MacTaggert">Moira MacTaggert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_(Marvel_Comics)" title="M (Marvel Comics)">Monet St. Croix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Madrox" title="Jamie Madrox">Multiple Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystique_(character)" title="Mystique (character)">Mystique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namor" title="Namor">Namor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunderbird_(Neal_Shaara)" title="Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)">Neal Shaara</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nightcrawler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northstar_(character)" title="Northstar (character)">Northstar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Logan" title="Old Man Logan">Old Man Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onyxx" title="Onyxx">Onyxx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karima_Shapandar" title="Karima Shapandar">Omega Sentinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixie_(X-Men)" title="Pixie (X-Men)">Pixie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polaris_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Polaris (Marvel Comics)">Polaris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primal_(comics)" title="Primal (comics)">Primal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prodigy_(David_Alleyne)" title="Prodigy (David Alleyne)">Prodigy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyro_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Pyro (Marvel Comics)">Pyro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Summers" title="Rachel Summers">Rachel Summers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockslide_(character)" title="Rockslide (character)">Rockslide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogue_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Rogue (Marvel Comics)">Rogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabretooth_(character)" title="Sabretooth (character)">Sabretooth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sage_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Sage (Marvel Comics)">Sage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Shaw_(character)" title="Sebastian Shaw (character)">Sebastian Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Friedlander" title="Sharon Friedlander">Sharon Friedlander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siryn" title="Siryn">Siryn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slipstream_(comics)" title="Slipstream (comics)">Slipstream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacy_X" title="Stacy X">Stacy X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stepford_Cuckoos" title="Stepford Cuckoos">Stepford Cuckoos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storm_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Storm (Marvel Comics)">Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunfire_(comics)" title="Sunfire (comics)">Sunfire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunspot_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Sunspot (Marvel Comics)">Sunspot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surge_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Surge (Marvel Comics)">Surge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synch_(comics)" title="Synch (comics)">Synch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oya_(comics)" title="Oya (comics)">Temper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trance_(comics)" title="Trance (comics)">Trance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinary_(comics)" title="Trinary (comics)">Trinary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanisher" title="Vanisher">Vanisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Vulcan (Marvel Comics)">Vulcan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warlock_(New_Mutants)" title="Warlock (New Mutants)">Warlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warpath_(comics)" title="Warpath (comics)">Warpath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Frost" title="Emma Frost">White Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfsbane_(character)" title="Wolfsbane (character)">Wolfsbane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolverine_(character)" title="Wolverine (character)">Wolverine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wraith_(Hector_Rendoza)" title="Wraith (Hector Rendoza)">Wraith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Grey" title="Nate Grey">X-Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xorn" title="Xorn">Xorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Xavier_Institute_students_and_staff" title="List of Xavier Institute students and staff">Xavier Institute students and staff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Secondary teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Flight" title="Alpha Flight">Alpha Flight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Squadron_(comics)" title="Alpha Squadron (comics)">Alpha Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncanny_Avengers" title="Uncanny Avengers">Avengers Unity Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comics)" title="Excalibur (comics)">Excalibur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exiles_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Exiles (Marvel Comics)">Exiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallen_Angels_(comics)" title="Fallen Angels (comics)">Fallen Angels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Generation_X_(comics)" title="Generation X (comics)">Generation X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hellions_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Hellions (Marvel Comics)">Hellions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marauders_(comic_book)" title="Marauders (comic book)">Marauders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morlocks_(comics)" title="Morlocks (comics)">Morlocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mutants" title="New Mutants">New Mutants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_X-Men_(2004_series)" title="New X-Men (2004 series)">New X-Men</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quiet_Council_of_Krakoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiet Council of Krakoa">Quiet Council of Krakoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.W.O.R.D." title="S.W.O.R.D.">S.W.O.R.D.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Corporation" title="X-Corporation">X-Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Corps" title="X-Corps">X-Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Factor_(comics)" title="X-Factor (comics)">X-Factor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Force" title="X-Force">X-Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Statix" title="X-Statix">X-Statix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Terminators" title="X-Terminators">X-Terminators</a></li> <li>X.S.E. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X-Treme_Sanctions_Executive" title="X-Treme Sanctions Executive">X-Treme Sanctions Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xavier%27s_Security_Enforcers" title="Xavier's Security Enforcers">Xavier's Security Enforcers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_X-Men" title="Young X-Men">Young X-Men</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Supporting characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Callisto_(comics)" title="Callisto (comics)">Callisto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladiator_(Kallark)" title="Gladiator (Kallark)">Gladiator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ka-Zar_(Kevin_Plunder)" title="Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)">Ka-Zar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Layla_Miller" title="Layla Miller">Layla Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legion_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Legion (Marvel Comics)">Legion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lilandra_Neramani" title="Lilandra Neramani">Lilandra Neramani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quicksilver_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)">Quicksilver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)">Imperial Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlet_Witch" title="Scarlet Witch">Scarlet Witch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starjammers" title="Starjammers">Starjammers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ch%27od" title="Ch'od">Ch'od</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corsair_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corsair (comics)">Corsair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korvus" title="Korvus">Korvus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raza_Longknife" title="Raza Longknife">Raza Longknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hepzibah_(comics)" title="Hepzibah (comics)">Hepzibah</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Cooper" title="Valerie Cooper">Valerie Cooper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Superhero allies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avengers_(comics)" title="Avengers (comics)">Avengers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Widow_(Natasha_Romanova)" title="Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)">Black Widow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawkeye_(Clint_Barton)" title="Hawkeye (Clint Barton)">Hawkeye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk" title="Hulk">Hulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Man" title="Iron Man">Iron Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_America" title="Captain America">Captain America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Thor (Marvel Comics)">Thor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ms._Marvel" title="Ms. Marvel">Ms. Marvel</a>/<a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)">Captain Marvel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Danvers" title="Carol Danvers">Carol Danvers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Four" title="Fantastic Four">Fantastic Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.H.I.E.L.D." title="S.H.I.E.L.D.">S.H.I.E.L.D.</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Fury" title="Nick Fury">Nick Fury</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.W.O.R.D." title="S.W.O.R.D.">S.W.O.R.D.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_X-Men_enemies" title="List of X-Men enemies">Antagonists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central<br /> rogues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apocalypse_(character)" title="Apocalypse (character)">Apocalypse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcade_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Arcade (Marvel Comics)">Arcade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avalanche_(character)" title="Avalanche (character)">Avalanche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Tom_Cassidy" title="Black Tom Cassidy">Black Tom Cassidy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blob_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Blob (Marvel Comics)">Blob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivar_Trask" title="Bolivar Trask">Bolivar Trask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Nova" title="Cassandra Nova">Cassandra Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deathbird" title="Deathbird">Deathbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exodus_(comics)" title="Exodus (comics)">Exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Evolutionary" title="High Evolutionary">High Evolutionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juggernaut_(character)" title="Juggernaut (character)">Juggernaut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Deathstrike" title="Lady Deathstrike">Lady Deathstrike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magneto_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Magneto (Marvel Comics)">Magneto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mastermind_(Jason_Wyngarde)" title="Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)">Mastermind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mister_Sinister" title="Mister Sinister">Mister Sinister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(comics)" title="Mojo (comics)">Mojo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mystique_(character)" title="Mystique (character)">Mystique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omega_Red" title="Omega Red">Omega Red</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onslaught_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Onslaught (Marvel Comics)">Onslaught</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyro_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Pyro (Marvel Comics)">Pyro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabretooth_(character)" title="Sabretooth (character)">Sabretooth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Shaw_(character)" title="Sebastian Shaw (character)">Sebastian Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_King" title="Shadow King">Shadow King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Samurai" title="Silver Samurai">Silver Samurai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenuichio_Harada" title="Kenuichio Harada">Kenuichio Harada</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toad_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Toad (Marvel Comics)">Toad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Stryker" title="William Stryker">William Stryker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other<br /> supervillains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Cornelius" title="Abraham Cornelius">Abraham Cornelius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adversary_(comics)" title="Adversary (comics)">Adversary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azazel_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Azazel (Marvel Comics)">Azazel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastion_(comics)" title="Bastion (comics)">Bastion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belasco_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Belasco (Marvel Comics)">Belasco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonder" title="Beyonder">Beyonder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Hodge" title="Cameron Hodge">Cameron Hodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyber_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Cyber (Marvel Comics)">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Doom" title="Doctor Doom">Doctor Doom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Pierce" title="Donald Pierce">Donald Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_Cortez" title="Fabian Cortez">Fabian Cortez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galactus" title="Galactus">Galactus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graydon_Creed" title="Graydon Creed">Graydon Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(comics)" title="Harpoon (comics)">Harpoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Peter_Gyrich" title="Henry Peter Gyrich">Henry Peter Gyrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holocaust_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust (Marvel Comics)">Holocaust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Stryker" title="Jason Stryker">Jason Stryker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kang_the_Conqueror" title="Kang the Conqueror">Kang the Conqueror</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knull" title="Knull">Knull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krakoa" title="Krakoa">Krakoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leper_Queen" title="Leper Queen">Leper Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Living_Monolith" title="Living Monolith">Living Monolith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madelyne_Pryor" title="Madelyne Pryor">Madelyne Pryor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Mold" title="Master Mold">Master Mold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moira_MacTaggert" title="Moira MacTaggert">Moira MacTaggert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mentallo" title="Mentallo">Mentallo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesmero" title="Mesmero">Mesmero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Rasputin" title="Mikhail Rasputin">Mikhail Rasputin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimrod_(comics)" title="Nimrod (comics)">Nimrod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Osborn" title="Norman Osborn">Norman Osborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phantazia" title="Phantazia">Phantazia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Predator_X_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Predator X (comics)">Predator X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proteus_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Proteus 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href="/wiki/Cable_and_X-Force" title="Cable and X-Force">Cable and X-Force</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_the_Atom_(comics)" title="Children of the Atom (comics)">Children of the Atom</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Children_of_the_Vault" title="Children of the Vault">Children of the Vault</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Classic_X-Men" title="Classic X-Men">Classic X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/District_X" title="District X">District X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comic_book)" title="Excalibur (comic book)">Excalibur</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Extraordinary_X-Men" title="Extraordinary X-Men">Extraordinary X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Generation_X_(comics)" title="Generation X (comics)">Generation X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(comic_book)" title="Excalibur (comic book)">New Excalibur</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fallen_Angels_(comics)" title="Fallen Angels (comics)">Fallen Angels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hellions_(Marvel_Comics)#Dawn_of_X_Hellions" title="Hellions (Marvel Comics)">Hellions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Immortal_X-Men" title="Immortal X-Men">Immortal X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marauders_(comic_book)" title="Marauders (comic book)">Marauders</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Mutants_(comic_book)" title="The New Mutants (comic book)">New Mutants</a></i></li> <li><i>New X-Men</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_X-Men_(2001_series)" title="New X-Men (2001 series)">2001 series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_X-Men_(2004_series)" title="New X-Men (2004 series)">2004 series</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NYX_(comics)" title="NYX (comics)">NYX</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Professor_Xavier_and_the_X-Men" title="Professor Xavier and the X-Men">Professor Xavier and the X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_%26_Gambit" title="Rogue & Gambit">Rogue & Gambit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_and_the_X-Men" title="Spider-Man and the X-Men">Spider-Man and the X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/S.W.O.R.D." title="S.W.O.R.D.">S.W.O.R.D.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncanny_X-Force" title="Uncanny X-Force">Uncanny X-Force</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men" title="Uncanny X-Men">Uncanny X-Men</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Uncanny_X-Men_94" title="Uncanny X-Men 94"><i>Uncanny X-Men</i> #94</a>)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Way_of_X">Way of X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Weapon_X" title="Weapon X">Weapon X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine_and_the_X-Men_(comics)" title="Wolverine and the X-Men (comics)">Wolverine and the X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Corporation" title="X-Corporation">X-Corp</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Blue" title="X-Men Blue">X-Men Blue</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Gold" title="X-Men Gold">X-Men Gold</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_First_Class_(comics)" title="X-Men: First Class (comics)">X-Men: First Class</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Legacy" title="X-Men: Legacy">X-Men: Legacy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Hidden_Years" title="X-Men: The Hidden Years">X-Men: The Hidden Years</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Red" title="X-Men Red">X-Men Red</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Unlimited" title="X-Men Unlimited">X-Men Unlimited</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Statix" title="X-Statix">X-Statix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Treme_X-Men" title="X-Treme X-Men">X-Treme X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_X-Men" title="Young X-Men">Young X-Men</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Past solo titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Agent_X_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Agent X (Marvel Comics)">Agent X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All-New_Wolverine" title="All-New Wolverine">All-New Wolverine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cable_(comic_book)" title="Cable (comic book)">Cable</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cable_%26_Deadpool" title="Cable & Deadpool">Cable & Deadpool</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Cyclops_and_Phoenix" title="The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix">The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Further_Adventures_of_Cyclops_and_Phoenix" title="The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix">The Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._%26_Mrs._X" title="Mr. & Mrs. X">Mr. & Mrs. X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Logan" title="Old Man Logan">Old Man Logan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine:_Origins" title="Wolverine: Origins">Wolverine: Origins</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine:_The_Best_There_Is" title="Wolverine: The Best There Is">Wolverine: The Best There Is</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine:_Weapon_X" title="Wolverine: Weapon X">Wolverine: Weapon X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Black" title="X-Men Black">X-Men Black</a></i></li> <li><i>X-23</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X-23#Innocence_Lost" title="X-23">2005 series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-23_(2010_series)" title="X-23 (2010 series)">2010 series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-23_(2018_series)" title="X-23 (2018 series)">2018 series</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-23:_Target_X" title="X-23: Target X">X-23: Target X</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Past alternate<br />universe titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Exiles_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Exiles (Marvel Comics)">Exiles/New Exiles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mutant_X_(comics)" title="Mutant X (comics)">Mutant X</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Comics:_X-Men" title="Ultimate Comics: X-Men">Ultimate Comics: X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_X-Men" title="Ultimate X-Men">Ultimate X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_2099" title="X-Men 2099">X-Men 2099</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_%2792" title="X-Men '92">X-Men '92</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Forever" title="X-Men Forever">X-Men Forever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_End" title="X-Men: The End">X-Men: The End</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_Manga" title="X-Men: The Manga">X-Men: The Manga</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Nation_2099" title="X-Nation 2099">X-Nation 2099</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Limited series titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_X-Men_limited_series_and_one-shots" title="List of X-Men limited series and one-shots">List of X-Men limited series and one-shots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_X_and_Powers_of_X" title="House of X and Powers of X"><i>House of X</i> / <i>Powers of X</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek/X-Men" title="Star Trek/X-Men">Star Trek/X-Men</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Uncanny_X-Men_and_The_New_Teen_Titans" title="The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans">The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Apocalypse_vs._Dracula" title="X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula">X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-23:_Target_X" title="X-23: Target X">X-23: Target X</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Storylines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Giant-Size_X-Men" title="Giant-Size X-Men">Second Genesis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Phoenix_Saga" title="The Dark Phoenix Saga">The Dark Phoenix Saga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Future_Past" title="Days of Future Past">Days of Future Past</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_New_Mutants_(graphic_novel)" title="The New Mutants (graphic novel)">The New Mutants</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_God_Loves,_Man_Kills" title="X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills">God Loves, Man Kills</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/From_the_Ashes_(comics)" title="From the Ashes (comics)">From the Ashes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mutant_Massacre" title="Mutant Massacre">Mutant Massacre</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_Mutants" title="The Fall of the Mutants">The Fall of the Mutants</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Inferno_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Inferno (Marvel Comics)">Inferno</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Days_of_Future_Present" title="Days of Future Present">Days of Future Present</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Tinction_Agenda" title="X-Tinction Agenda">X-Tinction Agenda</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Muir_Island_Saga" title="Muir Island Saga">Muir Island Saga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Cutioner%27s_Song" title="X-Cutioner's Song">X-Cutioner's Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fatal_Attractions_(comics)" title="Fatal Attractions (comics)">Fatal Attractions</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bloodties" title="Bloodties">Bloodties</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Child%27s_Play_(comics)" title="Child's Play (comics)">Child's Play</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Phalanx_Covenant" title="Phalanx Covenant">Phalanx Covenant</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Legion_Quest" title="Legion Quest">Legion Quest</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Age of Apocalypse">Age of Apocalypse</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Onslaught_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Onslaught (Marvel Comics)">Onslaught</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Operation:_Zero_Tolerance" title="Operation: Zero Tolerance">Operation: Zero Tolerance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Xavier" title="The Hunt for Xavier">The Hunt for Xavier</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Apocalypse:_The_Twelve" title="Apocalypse: The Twelve">The Twelve</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ages_of_Apocalypse" title="Ages of Apocalypse">Ages of Apocalypse</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Eve_of_Destruction" title="X-Men: Eve of Destruction">Eve of Destruction</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/House_of_M" title="House of M">House of M</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Decimation_(comics)" title="Decimation (comics)">Decimation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_The_198" title="X-Men: The 198">X-Men: The 198</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Civil_War:_X-Men" title="Civil War: X-Men">Civil War: X-Men</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Deadly_Genesis" title="X-Men: Deadly Genesis">Deadly Genesis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Endangered_Species" title="X-Men: Endangered Species">Endangered Species</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Messiah_Complex" title="X-Men: Messiah Complex">Messiah Complex</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Divided_We_Stand" title="X-Men: Divided We Stand">Divided We Stand</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Manifest_Destiny" title="X-Men: Manifest Destiny">Manifest Destiny</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Infernus" title="X-Infernus">X-Infernus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Messiah_War" title="Messiah War">Messiah War</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Utopia_(comics)" title="Utopia (comics)">Utopia</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Nation_X" title="X-Men: Nation X">Nation X</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Necrosha" title="Necrosha">Necrosha</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Second_Coming" title="X-Men: Second Coming">Second Coming</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Mutants" title="Curse of the Mutants">Curse of the Mutants</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Age_of_X" title="Age of X">Age of X</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Schism" title="X-Men: Schism">Schism</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Regenesis" title="X-Men: Regenesis">Regenesis</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse#"X-Termination"" title="Age of Apocalypse">X-Termination</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men" title="Avengers vs. X-Men">Avengers vs. X-Men</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atom" title="Battle of the Atom">Battle of the Atom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All-New_X-Men#Trial_of_Jean_Grey" title="All-New X-Men">Trial of Jean Grey</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Death_of_Wolverine" title="Death of Wolverine">Death of Wolverine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/AXIS_(comics)" title="AXIS (comics)">AXIS</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Black_Vortex" title="The Black Vortex">The Black Vortex</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Inhumans_vs._X-Men" title="Inhumans vs. X-Men">Inhumans vs. X-Men</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hunt_for_Wolverine" title="Hunt for Wolverine">Hunt for Wolverine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Extermination_(comics)" title="Extermination (comics)">Extermination</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Return_of_Wolverine" title="Return of Wolverine">Return of Wolverine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Age_of_X-Man" title="Age of X-Man">Age of X-Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/House_of_X_and_Powers_of_X" title="House of X and Powers of X">House of X and Powers of X</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X_of_Swords" title="X of Swords">X of Swords</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hellfire_Gala" title="Hellfire Gala">Hellfire Gala</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_Reign" title="Devil's Reign">Devil's Reign</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/X_Lives_of_Wolverine_and_X_Deaths_of_Wolverine" title="X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine">X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Judgment Day (Marvel Comics)">Judgment Day</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dark_Web_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Dark Web (Marvel Comics)">Dark Web</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sins_of_Sinister" title="Sins of Sinister">Sins of Sinister</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Contest_of_Chaos" title="Contest of Chaos">Contest of Chaos</a>"</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="New_X-Men_story_arcs" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_X-Men_story_arcs" title="List of New X-Men story arcs"><i>New X-Men</i> story arcs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/E_Is_for_Extinction" title="E Is for Extinction">E Is for Extinction</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Imperial_(comics)" title="Imperial (comics)">Imperial</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_Worlds_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Worlds (comics)">New Worlds</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Assault_on_Weapon_Plus" title="Assault on Weapon Plus">Assault on Weapon Plus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Planet_X_(comics)" title="Planet X (comics)">Planet X</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Comes_Tomorrow" title="Here Comes Tomorrow">Here Comes Tomorrow</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Relaunches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X-Men#All-New,_All-Different_X-Men" title="X-Men">Mutant Genesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolution_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Revolution (Marvel Comics)">Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men#Morrison_Era" title="X-Men">Morrison Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Reload" title="X-Men: Reload">ReLoad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decimation_(comics)" title="Decimation (comics)">Decimation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Regenesis" title="X-Men: Regenesis">Regenesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_NOW!" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel NOW!">Marvel NOW!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-New,_All-Different_Marvel" title="All-New, All-Different Marvel">All-New, All-Different Marvel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ResurrXion" title="ResurrXion">ResurrXion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Legacy" title="Marvel Legacy">Marvel Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresh_Start_(comics)" title="Fresh Start (comics)">Fresh Start</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krakoan_Age" title="Krakoan Age">Krakoan Age</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_of_X" title="Dawn of X">Dawn of X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reign_of_X" title="Reign of X">Reign of X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_of_X" title="Destiny of X">Destiny of X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_X" title="Fall of X">Fall of X</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_From_the_Ashes" title="X-Men: From the Ashes">From the Ashes</a></li></ul> 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